• March 3^rd, 2008

•     Discuss/make rules for effective discussion

•     Get into assigned groups

•     Each group will go through questions assigned, having everyone in the group contribute to the discussion to get credit

•     Each group pick two spokespersons to share general ideas discussed in the articles and questions the group have regarding the article to the rest of the class

HW: None

MU: Come in before or after school to make up discussion participation points.

• March 4^th, 2008

•     Question of the Day

•     Simulation

•     Cosmic Address

•     Turn in and check off any missing assignments

HW: Finish Cosmic Address

MU: Come in before or after school to make up Cosmic Address and do the Question of the Day.

• March 5^th, 2008

•     Reminder about end of unit project: Travel Brochure for 10 most interesting places in the universe

•      Question of the Day

•      Galaxy PowerPoint

•      Create Box and T Chart to compare types of galaxies

 HW: Finish Box and T Chart Galaxy Comparison

MU: Do Question of the Day, review Galaxy PowerPoint and make Galaxy Comparison Box and T Chart.

• March 6^th, 2008

•     Review Box and T Chart Galaxy Comparison

•      Question of the Day

•      Spectroscopy

•         discharge tubes and box with diffraction grating

•         match unknown emission spectrum to known emission spectrum

HW: None

MU: Do Question of the Day and come in before or after school to make up participation points.

• March 7^th, 2008

•     Question of the Day

•      Stars Life Cycle video clip from

•      Make Stars Life Cycle Flip Book or Comic Strip

HW: Finish Stars Life Cycle Flip Book or Comic Strip

MU: Do Question of the Day, and make Stars Life Cycle Flip Book or Comic Strip

• March 10^th, 2008 (WASL testing in am, afternoon only 1st and 2nd period)

•     Question of the Day

•     Movement of Thumb Activity

•     Parallax Method for Determining How Far Away Stars Are Exploration (pg 760 in red Earth Science text)

HW: None

MU: Do Question of the Day and come in before or after school to make up Parallax Exploration (pg 760 in red Earth Science text)

• March 11th, 2008 (WASL testing in am, afternoon only 3rd and 4th period)

• March 12^th, 2008 (WASL testing in am, afternoon only 1st and 2nd period)

•     Continue with Parallax Exploration on pg 760 in red Earth Science text

•         finish collecting data for three stars and write any qualitative observations down

•         do analysis questions

•         write conclusion for exploration as usual

•     Get Life Cycle of a Star comic or flip book checked off

HW: Finish Parallax Exploration

MU: Come in before or after school to finish Parallax Exploration and get comic or flip book checked off.

• March 13^th, 2008 (WASL testing in am, afternoon only 3rd and 4th period)

• March 17^th, 2008

•     Watch Constellation Video and answer questions about video

HW: Put answers in complete sentences in your science notebooks if you did not already do so

MU: Come in before or after school to watch Constellation Video and answer video questions.

• March 18^th, 2008

•     Astronomy Picture of the Day

•      Review video questions

•      Write story about constellation you create from a group of stars

•             share stories with table partner

•      Tonight's Sky Video

HW: Finish story and drawing

MU: Come in before or after school to create your constellation from a group of stars and then write a story about it.

• March 19^th, 2008

•     Put your story on your constellation to post in the back of the room

•         share stories with the class

•     Build an Astrolabe

•         we will use these tomorrow in class learn how to use it and collect data outside

HW: None

MU: Come in before or after school to make your Astrolabe and learn how to use it and then collect more data from home using the Astrolabe

• March 20^th, 2008

•     Astronomy Picture of the Day

•      Learn how to use Astrolabes

•            collect data outside every 2 minutes

HW: Collect data using astrolabe of a moving object in night sky every five minutes for a half hour (will have to take turns with group members).

MU: Look at astronomy picture of the day, come in to make up participation points before or after school.

• March 21^st, 2008

•     Astronomy Picture of the Day

•     Calculate Weight and Age on different Planets (GEODe DVD: Astronomy)

•     Start A Brief Tour of the Planet with fill in the blank handout

HW: Collect data using astrolabe of a moving object in night sky every five minutes for a half hour (will have to take turns with group members).

MU: Look at astronomy picture of the day, come in to make up participation points before or after school.

• March 24^th, 2008

•     Review for Big Bang, Universe, Galaxy and Stars Quest

HW: Study for Quest

MU: Study for Quest using Review above

• March 25^th, 2008

•     Big Bang, Universe, Galaxy and Stars Quest

HW: None

MU: Come in before or after school to make up Big Bang, Universe, Galaxy and Stars Quest

• March 26^th, 2008

•     Astronomy Picture of the Day

•      Finish A Brief Tour of the Planet with fill in the blank handout (GEODe DVD: Astronomy)

HW:

MU:

• March 27^th, 2008

•     Watch Contact

HW: None

MU: None

• March 28^th, 2008 (early dismissal)

•     Continue watching Contact

HW:

MU: