Astronomy Syllabus 2023-2024
Date	Topic	Pre-Reading	Writing	Interest Pages	Video
9/15/2023	Class Overview	pp. 1-29	U1 Reading Reflection
9/22/2023	Dungeness Recreation Area Star Party		Dungeness Reflection
9/29/2023	Light and Telescopes	pp. 31-64	U2 Reading Reflection
10/6/2023	The Sun	pp. 95-120	U3 Reading Reflection	Planet	The Sun
10/13/2023	Lab I - Surface Gravity		Lab Worksheet		Lab: Surface Gravity
10/20/2023	Goldendale Observatory		Goldendale Reflection
10/27/2023	Exploring the Solar System I	pp. 201-217	U4 Reading Reflection		Solar System I
11/3/2023	Exploring the Solar System II	pp. 218-228	U5 Reading Reflection	Star	Solar System II
11/10/2023	Field Trip - Planetarium		Planetarium Reflection
11/17/2023	The Planets I	pp. 229-250	U6 Reading Reflection
11/24/2023	Thanksgiving
12/1/2023	The Planets II	pp. 251-269	U7 Reading Reflection		The Planets II
12/8/2023	Lab II - Roche Limit		Lab Worksheet
12/15/2023	Christmas Break
12/22/2023	Christmas Break
12/29/2023	Christmas Break
1/5/2024	Christmas Break			Constellation
1/12/2024	The Moon	pp. 270-292	U8 Reading Reflection
1/19/2024	The Stars	pp. 65-93	U9 Reading Reflection
1/26/2024	Stellar Evolution I	pp. 121-130	U10 Reading Reflection
2/2/2024	Stellar Evolution II	pp. 131-145	U11 Reading Reflection		Stellar Evolution II
2/9/2024	Mid Winter Break
2/16/2024	Movie - Watch Party (Day)		Video Reflection	Astronomer
2/23/2024	Nebulae	pp. 146-180	U12 Reading Reflection		Nebulae
3/1/2024	Field Trip - Reed College ( Lab III)		Reed College Reflection
3/8/2024	Galaxies			Galaxy
3/15/2024	Lab IV - Scwarzschild Radius		Lab Worksheet
3/22/2024	The Universe I	pp. 181-190	U14 Reading Reflection		Universe I
3/29/2024	University of Wash. Planetarium
4/5/2024	The Universe II	pp. 190-200	U15 Reading Reflection	Comet or Black Hole
4/12/2024	Spring Break
4/19/2024	Comets etc. I	pp. 293-300	U16 Reading Reflection		Comets
4/26/2024	Life on Other Worlds	pp. 314-330	U18 Reading Reflection	Comet or Black Hole
5/3/2024	Project presentation			Project Board
5/10/2024	LIGO Field Trip