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Agenda Feb 17 Learning Target: I can describe black matter Vocabulary: Gravity Waves Gravitational lensing Cool news: 1. Time for research for essays—essays due next class period 2. Dark matter and energy notes-Dark matter tutorial 3. Go over notebook check due next class
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Research assignment (this will be instead of a test on this unit! Due Feb 18: Pick one of the following and write a 5 paragraph essay. Must have four sources: A) research and describe the historical development of the Big Bang Theory, including red shift, cosmic microwave background radiation, and other supporting evidence; (B) research and describe current theories of the evolution of the universe, including estimates for the age of the universe; and (C) research and describe scientific hypotheses of the fate of the universe, including open and closed universes and the role of dark matter and dark energy. Possible Sources Dark Energy website: experiments at McDonald Observatory Dark Energy Audio and Video resources from the +Texas Cosmology CenterTexas Cosmology Center History of Cosmology website from American Institute of Physics History of Cosmology Cosmic Times a NASA project on Cosmology Cosmic Times
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Homework: UW Read and take Cornell notes: Pg. 661-679 You must turn these in by February 17
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