John Griffiths Astro Pages

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GCSE Astronomy >  [Lesson Summary Sheets]  > Bexley

· The ecliptic – Celestial Coordinates PPt

 

Half-term work

 

· Coursework

 

· Read Powerpoints – ‘Days and Seasons’ and ‘Earth as planet’

 

 

 

Week 6 (5th November 2009)

 

· Web summary

 

· Discussion about the Earth as a planet

 

Work in the week

 

· Continue coursework

 

 

 

Week 7 (12th November 2009)

 

· Moon’s orbit

 

· Eclipses – lunar and solar

 

· Moon’s orbit and Eclipses PPt

 

· Work to do in week

 

· Continue coursework

 

 

 

 

GCSE Astronomy — Lesson Summary Sheets—Year 2009/10—Bexley

 

· Read Moon’s orbit and Eclipses PPt

 

· Especially study the Tides section

 

Useful web sites

 

· Eclipses  - Fred Espenak’s site

 

· Moon illusion APOD image

 

 

 

Week 8 (19th November 2009)

 

· Planetary orbits – Moving Worlds Powerpoint

 

· Inferior planets and superior planets and their orbital positions

 

· Introduction to models of the universe – Geocentric and Heliocentric (Ptolemy to Newton Powerpoint)

 

Web links

 

· Electric Orrery

 

· Retrograde motion animation

 

Work in the week

 

Study Powerpoints

 

Coursework

 

Bring along coursework to next lesson – I will bring examples of past coursework for you to study