ANNIE JUMP CANNON PART 2

1) What type of experiments did Newton conduct? 2) Explain what the spectra of stars are.

WHO IS ANNIE JUMP CANNON?

WE DISCUSSED THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ANNIE JUMP CANNON IN MAPPING THE OPTICAL SPECTRA OF THE STARS. WRITE A PARAGRAPH ON HOW IT'S IMPORTANT FOR WOMEN TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR WORK IN SCIENCE AND OTHER FIELDS.

IMPORTANT ASTRONOMERS WHO LIVED AFTER COPERNICUS

WE DISCUSSED GALILEO, BRAHE, KEPLER AND NEWTON. WE MADE NOTE OF WHEN AND WHERE THEY LIVED AS WELL AS WHAT THEY DISCOVERED ABOUT THE UNIVERSE. CHOOSE ONE OF THESE ASTRONOMERS AND SEARCH ONLINE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR DISCOVERIES. iF YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, USE THE HANDOUT FROM CLASS. WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT THAT DISCOVERY.

GEOCENTRIC VS HELIOCENTIC MODEL OF THE UNIVERSE

DISCUSS THE WAYS THAT EARLY CIVILIZATIONS USED THE STARS IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES.

HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY-PART 1

DESCRIBE ONE OF THE ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS WE DISCUSSED TODAY AND DESCRIBE HOW THEY VIEWED THE STARS AND THE SUN. WHAT SYSTEMS DID THEY DEVELOP BASED ON THE PLANETS AND THE STARS? WRITE A PARAGRAPH.

WHAT IS ASTRONOMY?

TODAY WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT THE STUDY OF ASTRONOMY IS AND COMPARE IT TO OTHER STUDIES OF SCIENCE. DESCRIBE WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO STUDY IN THE FIELD OF ASTRONOMY.

How has science improved your life?

How has science improved your life? Give examples in your home, in your neighborhood, and city.