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GCSE Astronomy >  [Lesson Summary Sheets]  >  Greenwich G&T

Week 1 (20th September 2009)

· Planetarium show – Visions of Saturn

 

· Introduction to the course

 

· Introduction to coursework

 

· Astronomy in the media – latest news stories (BBC pages are good for astronomy/space stories)

 

· The Apollo missions to the Moon (Nasa pages are a good place to start your research)

 

Work to do:

 

· Look at the GCSE syllabus and coursework pages on my web site.

 

· Study the list of projects

 

· Look for the Moon in the evening sky and try to make a sketch of it (using eyes only). JG’s Moon pages might be of use here

 

 

 

Week 2 (27th September 2009)

· Planetarium session – ‘Invaders of Mars’ and the ‘Night Sky’ (Jupiter and the Moon)

 

· Review course

 

· Review coursework

 

· Astronomy stories in the news – water on the Moon, Mars rover design, Giga Galaxy project (look this up on the web)

 

· Recording your observations (see right)

 

 

GCSE Astronomy — Lesson Summary Sheets—Year 2009/10—Greenwich G&T

 

 

 

· Weeks work

 

· Observe and record (draw, photograph) the Moon

 

· Coursework – pick out two potential projects from the two lists - List A and List B

 

· Think about how to record weather conditions and position of object in the sky – as per list below)

 

· Research where to build an observatory

 

 

· CDs with PowerPoint presentations handed out.

 

 

· Recording Observations – the following data to be listed for every observation:

Observer – name

Object

Date – DD.MM.YY

Time (GMT – NOT BST)

Instrument used (Naked eye, binoculars, telescope – if an instrument, give as much detail about the specific instrument as possible)

Location of observation – Latitude, Longitude

Weather conditions

Seeing conditions (use the Antoniadi

Position of object in sky  (approx Altitude and Azimuth)

Observing Notes – record here anything else that you think is relevant

Last updated Mar 29, 2010

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