The notion of colonizing Mars is fascinating on a number of levels. Yet, this stirs a number of questions. The primary being, why? Often, the suggested reasoning within both the scientific community and media for colonizing Mars, is need driven by humans making Earth uninhabitable. Individuals are not inherently responsible for the sum result of […]
The Sun is comprised of a variety of fascinating parts. From its gaseous core to the layers of the atmosphere which are only visible to the naked eye while the photosphere is hidden during a solar eclipse, the composition of the Sun is interesting at the very least. Despite being an “ordinary” star, the Sun […]
1) You are at latitude 69.4 on Earth. What is the declination of your local zenith? Give your answer to one decimal place Only put the number of degrees. The question will only accept purely numerical answers. 2) You are an observer in the Northern hemisphere trying navigate your way to safety along the Oregon […]
Professional Development in K-12 education sometimes has a poor reputation among teachers. Use the articles by Schwarz and Tomlinson to briefly discuss the issues surrounding PD and then share which idea(s) from Evaluating Teaching might positively impact staff attitudes about professional development. Explain why Help Teachers Become Master Learners: Professional development needs greater vision and […]
Question 1: What is the difference between geocentric versus heliocentric models of our solar system? 1 paragraph Question 2: If there is gravity where the International Space Station (ISS) is located above Earth, why doesn’t the space station get pulled back down to Earth? Can we use this same concept for the Earth orbiting the […]
Write a paragraph explaining the location of the Stars plotted and whether that matches their Roman Numeral designations such as V, lV, lll, ll, lb and la and Vl. Then explain Sub-Giants, Giants, Bright Giants, Less-luminous Supergiants, Brightest supergiants and White Dwarves and where their expected locations are on the HR Diagram. Based on the […]
For this project you are going to observe some light sources. You are going to observe the SPECTRA of those light sources. If you have a spectroscope, use that. If not, you can find a poor-man’s spectroscope in the form of a DVD or CD. The DVD does the same job as the diffraction grating […]
The term paper is a chance for you to bring the key points you learned in the course all together into one scientific argument. Make a scientific argument about whether or not you think the Webb Observatory (or another current mission such as Perseverence) will discover life. Your argument should show significant understanding of: The […]
The term paper is a chance for you to bring the key points you learned in the course all together into one scientific argument. Make a scientific argument about whether or not you think the Webb Observatory (or another current mission such as Perseverence) will discover life. Your argument should show significant understanding of: The […]
Ch. 19 Study Questions 1. Explain the “cosmological redshift” (which is not the same as Doppler red shift). 2. Why doesn’t the expansion of the universe cause Earth and your body to expand? 3. From Earth, we see all distant galaxies flying away from US. What would you observe if you were located in one […]
