2. Please get your clicker from the back of the room. (and sit in your lab groups from yesterday)

3. Bell Work 9-3-15 Picture of the day! Write 2 sentences about what you see.

4. ScaleScale Description 4 develop a strategy to solve a scientific problem. use diagrams and models to represent and solve a scientific problem explain ways in which a scientific problem can be solved. 3 You Can: define a problem based on a specific body of knowledge conduct systematic observations use tools to gather, analyze, and interpret data pose answers, explanations, or descriptions of events use appropriate evidence and reasoning to justify these explanations to others communicate results of scientific investigations 2 You Can: determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other astronomy specific words define a scientific problem describe the safety precautions that should be taken when starting a specific scientific investigation 1 You Can: recognize from a list the key parts of a specific body of knowledge define a scientific problem state the safety precautions that should be taken when starting a specific scientific investigation

5. Scale Scale Description 4 Through independent work beyond what was taught in class, you could: investigate the location of seasonal constellations in the local sky. predict location of constellations at future times. determine the celestial equator, latitude and position of the Pole Star for a given position on the Earth. determine the distances of stars in a given constellation to each other and to Earth. 3 You will be able to: describe and apply the coordinate system used to locate objects in the sky. distinguish the various methods of measuring astronomical distances and apply each in appropriate situations. 2 You will be able to: determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other astronomy specific words and phrases as they are used in context to relevant topics label diagrams with degree measurements describe how or why different units of measurement are needed for distances in space 1 You will be able to label diagrams with degree measurements list the different units of measurement needed to measure distances in space

6. Group Work This is “lab” number 2 You will be graded as a group – so please work together Make sure all of your names are on the answer sheet Please don’t write on the class set.

7. Group Work! Take out a piece of notebook paper from your folder As a group, you will answer four of the five questions, each question should be answered in two paragraphs. Each person in your group of four will write the answer to at least one of the questions If you have three people, more people will have to write twice. Everybody’s name gets put on the top, and it will be turned in. You’ll have about 5 minutes to answer each question

9. Please put the clicker back in the correct location Thanks a bunch!