1. Back to School Night Welcome !
Astronomy
Mrs. Sepulveda
Rm. 1105
Class website:
bsepulveda.weebly.com

2. Objectives Course goals & overview Class procedures
Important information

3. 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!

4. 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

5. 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

6. bsepulveda.weebly.com

8. Unit 1

10. 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.

11. 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!

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

13. 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

14. 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

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

16. Additional Resources http://www.astronomynotes.com