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Week 10 (8th December 2009)

 

· Kepler’s 3 laws of planetary motion (PPt Ptolemy to Newton)

 

· Examples of the 3^rd law – P²  α R³

 

· Galileo’s observations and implications of his discoveries

 

· Newton and gravity – introduction

 

Weeks work

 

· Coursework

 

 

 

Week 11 (15th December 2009)

 

· Newton and Gravity

 

· The Solar System – an introduction – size and scale and terminology

 

· Mercury to Mars PPt (first few slides)

 

· Mercury – the planet – introduction (more next term)

 

Work over break

 

· Coursework

 

· 3 orbit and Kepler questions from past papers

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Week 12 (12th January 2010)

 

Cancelled due to bad weather

 

 

 

Week 13 (19th January 2010)

 

· Compare two inner planets  - Venus and Mars

 

Composition

Topography

Structure

Temperature

Magnetic filed

Surface activity

Atmospheric composition and pressure

Number of satellites

Exploration missions

 

· Discussion about Space Exploration of the planets

 

· Web Links

 

· Space exploration timeline

 

· Work in week

 

· Read the two powerpoints about the Solar System and in particular research the reasons for Pluto being demoted from a planet to a what?