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Date
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Class Topics and Events
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Astronomy
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| Week
1
Tuesday
January 12
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Introduce syllabus and the nature of the
course.
Sasha will explain School of Education research
project.
Introduce CosmoWorlds
and the SGI operating system. Including how to get to netscape and
other features.
Outline project #1 and Introductions
of students to each other.
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Introduction of class resources including
textbook.
Look at the class web site and get familiar with it.
Look at the Celestial Sphere pages on the class web site.
Take preliminary astronomy content knowledge.
Assignment: Take the pre-test
exam, and explore the class web site.
Begin reading the project help.
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| Week 1
Thursday
January 14
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Demonstration of VRcreator and more windows
operating system
Selection of teams
Team Cohesion Activity
Go to Cave? - Have fun (depending on the
weather and the schedule for the CAVE)
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Assignment:
Develop a Plan for Project #1
Present a brief description of what issues and concepts that
you plan on studying and including in your Celestial Sphere Model.
Due 1/20/98. Note the form of this description is up to you.
It just needs to be organized and legible.
Good places to look for info:
- Class web page
- Kaufmann pgs 1-33
- Kaufmann pgs 54 - 58
- Plus any other resources you locate
such as web pages, other books or people.
- on-line help
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Week 2
Tuesday
January 19
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Work on Project #1
Go to Cave? - Have fun (depending on the weather
and the schedule for the CAVE)
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| Week 2
Thursday
January 21
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Work On Project #1
Have more fun
Due: Present Plan concerning the first project
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Continue reseaching pages in Kaufmann and
the web pages. This would best be accomplished by assigning team members
information to gather and present to the team either verbally or written.
This is left to the discretion of each team. |
| Week 3
Tuesday
January 26
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Work On Project #1
Due: Preliminary class update on how the
project is going
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Continue Reseach on Celestial Sphere.
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| Week 3
Thursday
January 28
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Work On Project #1
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Continue Research
on Celestial Sphere |
| Week 4
Tuesday
February 2
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Work On Project #1
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Continue Research
on Celestial Sphere |
| Week 4
Thursday
February 4
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Work On Project #1
Due: Project #1. Present to the Class
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Celebrate knowing
everything concerning the Celestial Sphere. |
| Week 5
Tuesday
February 9
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Work On Project #1:
Continue unfinished presentations |
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| Week 5
Thursday
February 11
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Begin work on project #2
Go to CAVE for project #1 if time permits
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Resources for project #2
- Class Web page
- Kaufmann pgs 36-48
- Kaufmann pgs 99-128
- Kaufmann pgs 292-303
Assignment:
Develop a Plan for Project #2
Present a brief description of what issues and concepts that
you plan on studying and including in your Earth-Moon-Sun Model.
Due 2/17/98. Note the form of this description is up to you.
It just needs to be organized and legible.
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| Week
6
Tuesday
February 16
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Work
On Project #2 |
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| Week 6
Thursday
February 18
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Work on Project #2
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| Week
7
Tuesday
February 23
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Work on Project #2
Due: Preliminary class update on how the
project is going
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| Week 7
Thursday
February 25
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Work on Project #2 |
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| Week 8
Tuesday
February 26
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Work on Project #2 |
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| Week 8
Thursday
March 2
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Work On Project #2 |
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| Week 9
Tuesday
March 4
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Work On Project #2
Presentations for Project #2
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| Week 9
Thursday
March 12
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Work on Project #2
Continue Presentations for Project #2
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Tuesday
March 16 |
Spring Break |
Sleep? Go someplace
warm? |
Thursday
March 18 |
Spring Break |
Sleep? Go someplace
warm? |
| Week 10
Tuesday
March 23
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Begin work on Project #3 or finish off
Project #2 work. |
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| Week
10
Thursday
March 25
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Work On Project #3
Due
Project Sharing Document via web page for your team for project
#2.
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Resources for Project #3:
- Class web page
- Kaufmann pgs 133-181
- Kaufmann pgs 185-20
Assignment:
Develop a Plan for Project #3
Present a brief description of what issues and concepts that
you plan on studying and including in your Solar System Model.
Due 3/31/98. Note the form
of this description is up to you. It just needs to be organized
and legible.
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| Week
11
Tuesday
March 30
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Work On Project #3
Due: Compare/Contrast Papers Individual project
for project #2
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| Week 11
Thursday
April 1
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Work On Project #3
Due: Project Plan for Project #3
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| Week 12
Tuesday
April 6
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Work On Project #3
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| Week 12
Thursday
April 8
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Work on Project #3 |
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| Week 13
Tuesday
April 13
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Work On Project #3 |
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| Week 13
Thursday
April 15
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Work On Project #3 |
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| Week 14
Tuesday
April 20
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Work On Project #3
Preliminary Report to class on how project
is progressing
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| Week 14
Thursday
April 22
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Work On Project #3:
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| Week
15
Tuesday
April 27
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Project #3 Presentations
Everyone must finish this day. There will
be a time limit on each presentation and it will be enforced.
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Completed
Project #3 Due
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| Week 15
Thursday
April 29
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Project #3 Sharing and
Reflection
Due: Compare/Contrast papers due and Web
site due
Go to CAVE for big finale!
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| Exam Week May 3-May
7 |
Final Exam: Thursday
May 6th.
Time: 10:15 - 12:15 in SB230
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