Black Holes--a type of Dark matter 15 pt

Go through the basics of the Black Hole tutorial to find out the answers to the following:

a)  what are the parts of a black hole?
b)  how is gravity related to a black hole?
c)  how can we see the holes if they are black?
d)  what's a Swarzschild radius?
e)  how do Einstein's theories relate to this?

You need to post the answers to these questions on your own blog.

Galaxy Zoo LAB (20 points)

Go to Galaxy Zoo and create a login.  You will need to complete the tutorial and print the Congratulations sheet for me.  Hand in.

This lab must be done by all people in the class.

Stellar Evolution video

Add your observations to your stellar evolution map....

Thursday, 10/2

Happy noontime!  Today, you will be working on a variety of projects, including studying for the test, doing the SDSS lab, and starting the stellar explorer project.  You should be in the computer lab, or in the room if the substitute gives you permission.

Expect 25 questions on the test tomorrow, 15 directly from the review sheet.  Text me if you have any problems.


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In case you wondered about the Van Allen belts...

Thank God we have those belts!  They protect us from the brunt of cosmic electromagnetic radiation that could harm us because the energy

Stellar Evolution map 25 points

Your will need to create a concept map of Stellar Evolution by Friday. To do this, you will need a sheet of 18" x 24" paper, and the following links. While you are able to work with friends, what you hand in is your own. The grading rubric is found here

If you wish, you may use an online mapping tool or PowerPoint instead of the poster.


http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/astro101/java/evolve/evolve.htm

http://www.astro.keele.ac.uk/workx/starlife/StarpageS_26M.html

http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~soper/Stars/hrdiagram.html

http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/star_life/starlife_main.html

How CCD works 15 points.

Basic Details of a CCD can be found here. A CCD is a light bucket that can analyze photons through something called the photoelectric effect. We can thank Einstein for this understanding....

Your goal today is to learn more about the photoelectric effect by working on the lab design here

Summarize your findings on your blog for this lab. Tables of data would be nice.