Implementation Plan

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Implementation Plan

• Scott Miller
• Sam Houston State University

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Reason for Doing So

• Introduce Inquiry
• Evoke Curiosity
• Fill 9 extra class days!

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Class

• PHY 133 Solar System Astronomy
• Introduction to Astronomy
• Solar System basics

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Possible Topics

• Celestial Motions
• Lunar Phases
• Geocentric/Heliocentric Model of our Solar System
• Light (?)
• Scale Models
• Comparative Planetology
• Definition of a Planet
• Sunspots

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Celestial Motions

• Intro Lecture on archeoastronomy
• Show students various sites/place into context
• Ask students to determine why stones, etc. are
  positioned in various places (in class?
  homework?)
• Build your own Stonehenge
• Leads into lessons on celestial motions

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Lunar Phases

• Intro Ask students to draw the Moon
• Ask students when to observe the Moon
• Show complete set of phases
• Give students a ball ( light source) and guide
  them in figuring out how to create them
• Guide students in figuring out when to observe
  them
• Guide students in figuring out why we see full
  Moon lead to eclipses

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Assessment

• Pre-test participation
• Homework
• ConcepTest
• Assignments
• Lecture Tutorials
• Clicker Questions
• Muddiest Point
• Quizzes/Exams