Unit 9: Space Science and Astronomy

Important: If you missed school you should read (or watch) everything listed for that day.

RESOURCES

	Information about the Hike on May 18
	Links to Khan Academy Astronomy Tutorials
	May 5-7: PBS Video about Von Braun and the V-2 (53 min.)
	May 5-7: Homer Hickam FAQs
	May 12: History of Astronomy WS for Honors
	May 12-13: Failure is Not an Option Video (watch the first 65 minutes)
	May 12-13: Failure is Not an Option (worksheet)
	May 14-15: All about the Space Shuttle
	May 14-15: Launch of the Space Shuttle
	May 14-15: All about the International Space Station (Wikipedia)
	May 14-15: Cool Video of a Probe Landing on Mars
	May 14-15: NASA's Curiosity Rover to land on Mars on August 5, 2012 (article)
	May 14-15: Animation Curiosity's Mission to Mars
	May 14-15: Check Fly-By times for the Space Station, etc.
	May 14-15: Exploration of Mars (Wikipedia)
	May 16: Rocket Launch Day 2010
	May 14-15: Reaching for the Stars (article)
	May 19: Scale of the Universe Interactive VERY COOL!
	May 19: Moon phase animation Review
	May 19: Another Moon phase animation Review
	May 19: Moon phases this month Review
	May 19: Animation of Moon's Orbit around Earth Review
	May 19: Online Moon Phase Exercise (very good) Review: Do this.
	May 19: Lunar Eclipse Animation Review
	May 19: Lunar Eclipse Explained Review
	May 19: Next Solar Eclipse
	May 19: Tide Animation Review
	May 19: D-Day Moon Review
	May 19: Tides - select "Launch Interactive" Review
	May 19: Spring and Neap Tides Animation Review
	May 19: Spring and Neap Tides Review
	May 19: Bay of Fundy Tides
	May 19: Bay of Fundy Tides Explained
	May 19: Eclipse Animations Review
	May 19: Various Moon Animations Review
	May 20: Reason for the Seasons Animation Review
	May 21: Space Weather
	May 21: Solar Max of 2013
	May 21: Northern Lights Explained Review
	May 21: Spaceweather.com
	May 21: Here comes the Solar Max! Review
	May 21: STEREO Spacecraft Watches the Sun Review
	May 21: Sun Was Super Quiet in 2008 Review
	May 21: Northern Lights Explained Review
	May 21: Northern Lights over Iceland
	May 27-30: Solar System Animation
	May May 27-30: You can see Jupiter's 4 large moons
	May 29-30: Montana Meteorite Lab
	May 29-30: Meteorite Man from Malta, Montana
	May 29-30: Perseid Meteor Shower
	May 29-30: Meteor Explodes over Russia in February 2013
	May 29-30: Great Daylight Fireball of 1972 (2:18)
	May 29-30: Why Asteroids Explode
	May 29-30: Impact Craters on Earth
	May 29-30: Paying a Visit to Pluto Review
	May 29-30: Planet Finder
	May 27-30: Solar System Live
	June 3-5: Making of the Greatest Image Ever
	June 3-5: Big Dipper Interactive
	June 3-5: Big Dipper Movement
	June 3-5: Using Cepheid Variable Stars to Calculate Distance
	June 3-5: Life of a Star
	June 5: Life Cycle of Massive Stars Khan Tutorial Review
	June 5: More about that 1987 Supernova
	June 5: Black Holes Khan Tutorial Review
	June 5: Super-Massive Black Holes Khan Tutorial Review
	June 5: Understanding Black Holes
	June 5: Black Holes - FAQs
	Review Sheet for Semester Exam

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