Back to School Night Welcome ! Astronomy Mrs. Sepulveda Rm. 1105 bsepulveda@lusd.net 209-983-8508 Class website: bsepulveda.weebly.com

Objectives Course goals & overview Class procedures Important information

Goals To develop a broad view of what we know about the Universe To understand the forces that shape the Universe and its history To understand how we figured all this stuff out!

Course Overview 1st Semester Unit 1 Science of Astronomy Unit 2 Motion Unit 3 The Power of Light Unit 4 Telescopes 2nd Semester Unit 5 Image Processing Unit 6 Formation of the Solar System, Exoplanets Unit 7 Exoplanets Unit 8 Stars Unit 9 Galaxies & Cosmology

Class Procedures Weekly Schedule Assignments Posted in the classroom and online Assignments Stamped for completion & corrected in class. Kept in binder until they are turned in for credit

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Unit 1

Class Procedures – cont. Lab is important We do – computer based, like Starry Night and hands on labs Points given for all activities. 1 report graded per unit.

Class Procedures – cont. Projects – one major project per semester, lots of smaller ones. Observations, presentations , reports One year we piloted an exoplanet project for the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics!

Class Procedures – cont. Frequent quizzes (weekly) Test at midterm and final at semester Extra Credit – cover page & article for each unit

Class Procedures cont. Please note: Make up labs/quizzes/tests must be made up during the scheduled open lab (unless prior arrangements have been made). If a student misses the make-up day no other make-up opportunity will be allowed. Open lab Tuesday & Thursday at lunch

Grades Standard grading scale 90% cumulative points - based on class assignments, lab activities, quizzes and tests. 10% semester final Students must maintain at least a C – or attend mandatory tutoring

Things students will need : 3-ring binder & dividers Calculator ( sci. notation, sqrt function) colored pencils or markers graph paper glue stick!

Additional Resources http://www.astronomynotes.com http://www.faculty.virginia.edu/rwoclass/astr1210/guideindex.html http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/ast121/init.cgi