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GCSE Astronomy >  [Lesson Summary Sheets]  > St Olave’s

Week 1 (22nd September 2009)

 

· Introductions

 

· Review of course

 

· Review of coursework

 

· The Moon – geology, orbit, observing with the naked eye and with a telescope, Galileo’s observations in 1609, Apollo missions, formation of the Moon

· JG’s Moon pages -

 

· Moon web links -

 

· Work for next lesson – Lunar Phases – prepare how to explain the phases to the rest of the students.

 

 

 

Week 2 (29th September 2009)

 

· Review course

 

· Review coursework – coursework discussion

 

· Recording your observations (see below)

 

· Lunar phases – how to work them out, how to find the moon in the sky, rising and setting times of the moon – see my web pages on the moon

 

 

 

 

 

 

GCSE Astronomy — Lesson Summary Sheets—Year 2009/10—St Olave’s

 

Weeks work

 

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

 

· CDs with powerpoint presentations to be handed out in week 3.

 

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

 

Observer – name

Object (target)

Date – DD.MM.YY

Time (GMT – NOT BST)

Instrument used (Naked Eeye, 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 scale

Position of object in sky  (approx Altitude and Azimuth)

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

 

 

 

Week 3 (6th October 2009)

 

· Phases of the Moon – review

 

· The Moon – geology

 

· Apollo missions - discussion

 

 

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