P-Week 1 - Universe, Stars 2020 Earth and Space Science.ppt...

Dr. Sande Caton

Welcome to SCI 305
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Introductions
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Syllabus/Assignments
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Lab Safety (review videos in Week 1 folder)
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This course will introduce you to the sciences of
Astronomy, Geology, Oceanography and
Meteorology

Week 1
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Chapters 21 and 24
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History of Astronomy
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Stars and Galaxies
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H-R Diagram/Physical Characteristics
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Constellations
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Astrology v. Astronomy
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Astronomy Lab (parts A and B)

Ancient Astronomy
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Ancient peoples in Babylonia, North America, Northern Europe and Africa
observed the heavens and created stories to explain patterns in the stars
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Egyptian Pyramids align to Polaris
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Start Charts found in the Middle East
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Stonehenge in Europe
 Mayans tracked the phases of the moon and wrote a very accurate calendar
centuries into the future
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Many, Many other examples throughout the world of ancient peoples studying the
stars
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Ancient Greeks began recording and measuring
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Thales (~480 B.C.) predicted eclipses
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Aristotle (~347 B.C.) used lunar eclipse to observe that Earth is a sphere
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Heraclides (~330 B.C.) developed the geocentric solar system model
 Aristarchus (~270 B.C.) developed the heliocentric solar system model
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