JORDAN+HIGH+SCHOOL+-+ON+DECK+RESOURCES

=JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL - ON DECK RESOURCES=

__** EARTH **__
 * QUIZLET VOCAB **
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Lunar Phases interactive [|http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007299181x/student_view0/chapter2/lunar_phases_interactive.html#]

Earth orbiting Sun and theseasons animation [] Start the animation and observe how and why the seasons change as the Earth orbits the Sun.

More in-depth look at the reason for the seasons []

[] // Select “view” the animation and choose caption (the button on the lower left in the tool bar) It’s just over a minute long. Watch it a few times. // QUESTION: What is the ‘remarkable coincidence’ that allows us to view a total solar eclipse? (You will be surprised!) QUESTION: What is the frequency of total solar eclipses?
 * Excellent solar eclipse animation by NOVA with subtitles **

[] Select “view” and watch with captions (the button on the lower left in the tool bar) The first part of it is the same as what you watched previously. The account of the eclipse of the century begins right after that. Remember to select and read the captions!
 * Eclipse of the Century **

[] QUESTION: What is an annular eclipse and how is it different from a total solar eclipse? QUESTION: Why can’t the Sun’s corona be seen? QUESTION: How do you think astronomers know exactly when eclipses will happen, their exact paths, time and duration (how long they last)?
 * The LAST GREAT solar eclipse – May 2012 **

Catalog of Messier Objects (Deep Sky Objects) []

THINK TANK QUESTIONS Where is the Sun overhead on the Summer Solstice? \ Where is the Sun overhead on the Winter Solstice? Where is the Sun overhead on the spring and fall equinoxes?

When and where does the Sun never rise?

What causes the seasons?

When (what time of year) is the best time to see your birth constellation of the zodiac in the evening sky?

What is the geometry of the Earth, Sun and Moon when there is a.... full moon? new moon? first quarter moon? last quarter moon? waning crescent? waxing crescent?

What are the conditions for a lunar eclipse? a solar eclipse? (what is the phase of the moon for each)?

Why do lunar and solar eclipses not happen every month?

When is an object like the Sun, the Moon, a planet or a star at its highest in the sky?

Why is it possible to have a total solar eclipse? What mathematical coincidence is responsible?

What would it be like on Earth if the axis were not tilted?

How do you use a star finder?

The Formation of Stars (Suns) and their Planets []

Build a scale model of the Solar System

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/

Comparative Planetology (compares sizes of planets and stars - great visual) http://www.co-intelligence.org/newsletter/comparisons.html

__** GENERAL **__ __ **Six levels of Blooms Taxonomy according to Seinfeld** __ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsBna5IVBYg

__**Seinfeld history lesson - cooperative learning**__ http://www.schooltube.com/video/30747e2e060f4e4efc5b/