Ms. Coke's Physics & Astronomy
  • Astronomy
  • AP Physics C
  • Astro Research
  • PER
Course Evaluation
Course Reflection

Unit 1: Our Place in the Universe

Day 1 activity: Cosmic Scavenger Hunt
Complete the course survey after the activity
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Quarter Project 1: Moon Journal
     Share your link using the Canvas assignment

​Stellarium: Basics Intro
Meaning of Numbers
Our Location in Space
Size and Scale

Unit 2: Our Solar System
Wanderers
Intro to planets-project: Planets
Game: Mission to Mars!
​Project 1: Solar System Mission 
    Feedback on Solar System Commercial draft
​    Vote for Solar System Mission
​    Drop Solar System Mission URLs here
Artemis
JWST 

Unit 3: Stars
Project 2: Stars
Coding, Intro to Stars: HR Diagram
Non-coding, Intro to Stars: Life Cycle of Stars
Coding: Sunspots!
Coding: Compare Solar Position (Kansas) (Hawaii)
Engineering: 3D Constellation Culture
Extra Coding - Star Clusters: Using TOPCAT

Quarter Project: Art in Astronomy project
 - feedback for Art in Astronomy project

Unit 4: Galaxies and the Universe
Project 3: Galaxy Rotation
  Galaxy Dataset
  Planet Dataset
Project 4: The Big Bang!
Mysteries of the Universe
Space Debate! 
​Project 5: Modern Astronomy Presentation Project
   Modern Astronomy Template (download and create in PowerPoint)
   Drop your completed PowerPoint in this folder
   ​Reflection

Unit 5: Astrobiology (alien life!)
Project 6: Journalism Focus: Discoveries in Astronomy!​
Project 7: The Golden Record 
​Alien Life Debate​ 
Picture
The image above is from 25th anniversary of the Chandra x-ray telescope and is a composite from both Chandra and the JWST infrared telescope showing the "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula, located in Serpens.
Course Information
Cycle Overview (subject to change)
Class Description  
Ms. Coke Semester 2 Schedule 
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Q3 Reflection

Tentative Star Party Dates
All will be 7:30pm-9pm on Middle Field
Tue 9/17 
--Partial Solar Eclipse 6:30am-7:30am Oct 2--
Tue 10/8 (Orionid meteor shower) CANCELED
Tue 10/21 (Orionid meteor shower and comet viewing) 
Thu 12/12 (Geminid meteor shower)

Watch your emails, the weather might mean we have to cancel a star party

If I'm absent: 
The Martian class discussion document
​Interstellar class discussion document

Astronomy Links
APOD
JWST latest images
​What's Up overview of the night sky each month from JPL
Nights on Earth astronomy calendar
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Recommended Downloads
Stellarium (you can use Punahou Self Service)
NASA's Eyes
Spot the Station

Picture
Image from NASA: Wave at Saturn

Our Place in the Universe

Cosmic Treasure Hunt
Intro to Astronomy
Intro to Stellarium
Size Comparisons of Stars (youtube)
Precession and the Zodiac
Size and Scale Project
Our Location in Space
Size and Scale Presentation
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Nightly Motion Presentation
Moon Phases Activity
Night Sky Intro
Stellarium Star Party Prep 

Picture
​Image from APOD: July 20, 2012

Our Solar System

Moon Phases
​Marsbound mission vote
Solar System Intro
Rotation Rate of the Planets (youtube)
​What is retrograde?
NASA Missions in our Solar System
​Solar System Qualities
Living and Dying on Venus 
​Mission to Mars: 
Vote!​
Landing on an asteroid
Location, rotation, neighbors 
Wanderers: YouTube, Gallery, Signup 

Exoplanets! Video from PhD Comics

Picture
Image from NASA: Solar Dynamic Observatory

Stars

The HR Diagram
1) Star in a Box
2) Interactive HR
3) Spectral Temperatures
Brightest Stars
Closest Stars
HR Diagram in Python! 
​Star Birth
Our Sun, Sunspot Data 
​Hong Kong Observatory
SOHO Image Cross Fader
Black Holes  (YouTube Intro)
Black Hole Lab
Popular Mechanics Article (#6)
- Densities of Materials 
- Comparison of Densities​
- Hubblesite Black Hole Module
Picture
Image from Hubble: Galaxy Album

The Galaxy & Universe

The Milky Way
​Comparing JWST images
Galaxy Classification (images)
Updated Tuning Fork Model
Galaxy Model: Mass and Ang Mom
Galaxy Model Explanation
Galaxies Time Sequence
Time Sequence Explanation
The Big Bang Activity Website
Big Bang Visualization ​
The Universe
Alice & Bob in Wonderland
Special Relativity Presentation
MinutePhysics on Relativity
Alice & Bob Part 2
Alice & Bob Part 3
Picture
​Image from LIGO

Cosmology

Dark Matter
​Dark Matter Spreadsheet 
Dark Matter Galaxy Data
Into the Universe clip​
Dark Energy Explore More 
​Yet another option for dark energy
The Universe
Gravitational Waves
Picture
Image from Hi-SEAS: Photo Gallery

Astrobiology

Extremophiles
​What defines life?
​Link 1 and Link 2
Possible life in our Solar System 
Reaching beyond
​Drake Equation questions
Interactive Drake Equation
Class Results Link (for #9)
Wired: Should we contact aliens? (for #14)
Life Debate: Medium site
Wired site 
Smithsonian site 

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