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Test T02 is on Fri Mar 27.  Study Sheets mailed to gilroySSA at gmail.com before 11:59 PM on Wed Mar 25 will be worth a +2 bonus. Class notes on Impact Events Notes on Solar System Formation (incomplete)

In class on Fri Mar 6 we listened to President Kennedy and Tasmin Archer.  As an in-class exercise, I would like you to complete the following assignment.  It should only be a handful of paragraphs and is meant to engage you creatively. H030-001A: Instructions H030-001B: Text of President Kennedy’s Address to the Joint Session of [...]

From Bad Astronomy: The government of Illinois, an an obvious attempt to distract America from Blagojevich’s hair, has declared that Pluto is a planet. RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that as Pluto passes overhead through Illinois’ night skies, that it be reestablished with full planetary status, [...]

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This assignment is meant to be done on Tue Feb 24 while Mr. Gilroy is at the Blood Drive, but you can complete it at a different time if you want. The written part is to be handed in on Thu Feb 26. You will be asked to run some online simulations and answer questions. [...]

Epicycles Demo Ptolemaic System Ptolemaic Phases of Venus Ptolemaic Orbit of Mars Retrograde Motion Planetary Orbit Simulator (NAAP)

To help demo the classroom polling system we’ll be trying out, please take the following poll. (It’s below the fold — click on “Read more”.) You can take it via text message or by clicking a link. There are two questions, p01 and p02 — be sure to scroll all the way down.

Create your own sms poll at Poll Everywhere Build television sms voting polls at Poll Everywhere

The first test will be on Tuesday Feb 17.  It will consist of 8 short-answer questions (of which you will choose 5) and 3 essay questions (of which you will choose 1).  You will have the opportunity to write your answers on computer. You may bring a single-sided 8.5×11 sheet of paper with anything written [...]