Crosby, Katie: Astronomy

2/7/2012

2012-02-07T09:40:00.000-08:00

We still need to find all the information, and get it into our brochure.

Yes, I have!

Pretty much everything that is on the first answer

2/2/2012

2012-02-02T09:41:00.001-08:00

The whole thing!

2/1/2012

2012-02-01T09:42:00.000-08:00

Leo

No

1/31/2012

2012-01-31T09:48:00.000-08:00

They might do this because of the gravity and how the planets are affected by it.

1/26/2012

2012-01-26T09:50:00.000-08:00

The path of the sun from the earths view.

On or around the elliptical

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1/25/2012

2012-01-25T09:40:00.000-08:00

1- The Greek's and Romans came up with the names
2- All of the constellations revolve around the North Star
3- At one point, our North Star was called Virgo

1/24/2012

2012-01-24T09:49:00.000-08:00

1- First Quarter
2- Waxing Crescent
3- New Moon
4- Waning Gibbous
5- Last Quarter
6- Waning Crescent
7- Full Moon
8- Waxing Crescent

1/23/2012

2012-01-23T09:45:00.000-08:00

A- New Moon
B-Waxing Gibbous
C- Last Quarter
D- Waning Gibbous
E- Waning Crescent
F- Full Moon
G- Waxing Crescent
H- First Quarter

1/18/2012

2012-01-18T09:57:00.000-08:00

A- New Moon
B- Waning Gibbeous
C- Last Quarter
D- Waning Crescent
E- Waning Gibbeous
F- Full Moon
G- Waxing Crescent
H- First Quarter

1/17/2012

2012-01-17T09:40:00.000-08:00

The way the earth positioned and how the earth hits the moon

1/16/2012

2012-01-16T09:41:00.000-08:00

My favorite movie is a bunch. I don't have one.

The Day After Tomorrow

1/11/2012

2012-01-11T09:42:00.000-08:00

The days are shorter during the winter, and longer during the summer.

1/9/2012

2012-01-09T09:45:00.000-08:00

Throughout the day, the sun is rising in the morning, and staying put, then eventually lowering in the afternoon. The sun is shorter in the summer cause the days are shorter, and the sun is higher in the winter, because the days are longer

1/5/2012

2012-01-05T09:37:00.000-08:00

They don't move as much in the morning as the afternoon.

1/4/2012

2012-01-04T09:43:00.000-08:00

I think it is funny, after Mr. Jenks explained. I think the end of the world is all garbage, because just because the calendar is ending doesn't mean the world is. We can make a new one. The world will end when it has ran out of gas.

12/6/2011

2011-12-06T09:38:00.000-08:00

I think we're all good on everything.

12/5/2011

2011-12-05T09:39:00.001-08:00

We still need to assemble everything on our poster, and become familiar with everything.

11/30/2011

2011-11-30T09:41:00.000-08:00

I don't have any idea that influenes a stars life.

11/29/2011

2011-11-29T09:51:00.000-08:00

Research a stars life, and become very familiar with it, and get to know it very well.
Go over the entry doc, and check off what we have, and what we need to know.
Get pictures, and become familiar with the HR Diagram.

11/28/2011

2011-11-28T09:48:00.000-08:00

The brighter the star is, the older it is. So the diagram is a cluster of stars placed from brightest, hottest and lightest and cooler. So, if a star is really bright and hot, then the star is placed towards the end of the diagram, and vice versa.

You can conclude that if you have a bright star, and hot, then it is an older star.

11/17/2011

2011-11-17T09:43:00.000-08:00

I'm not very comfortable with the life of a stars, I known what goes on, but I could be more familiar with it.

All areas, basically

11/16/2011

2011-11-16T09:44:00.000-08:00

Lay out what materials we need and develop what our poster will look like

11/15/2011

2011-11-15T09:43:00.000-08:00

The gas cloud starts to shrink, then nuclear fusion occurs. Then it becomes a star

Nuclear fusion
A star
Shrink

Shrink
Star
Fusion

11/10/2011

2011-11-10T09:43:00.000-08:00

It comes from the center of the star, and the process what makes it this way is called fusion. A bunch of atomic parts are mixed up.

The growing seasons would not be very productive, we could do less in the summer. There are many things.

11/8/2011

2011-11-08T09:42:00.000-08:00

We can use the color, size, how bright that star is compared to the sun, and the temperature.

Maybe when they formed.

11/7/2011

2011-11-07T09:37:00.000-08:00

By the name and when they were formed.

Smart ones.

11/2/2011

2011-11-02T09:40:00.000-07:00

I haven't completed the assignment, I will right now!

I will know once I get the assignment done.

10/31/2011

2011-10-31T09:42:00.000-07:00

I know that they are balls of hydrogen and lots of gas. I'm not sure how they work.

I really have no idea.

10/24/2011

2011-10-24T09:40:00.000-07:00

We just need to design our prototype

Uhm, no.

11/19/2011

2011-10-19T09:41:00.000-07:00

Because. They're scientists, anything that deals with science, they would be intrigued.

Make it funny, use props, and use smart words.

10/18/2011

2011-10-18T09:37:00.001-07:00

If there is no gravity, then we will be able to produce more energy for a lesser price, because there is less friction.

Generator, and Internet access.

Energy production and how gravity affects motion.

10/17/2011

2011-10-17T09:42:00.000-07:00

We were thinking of doing a project involving the energy production factor.

We have not settled an idea yet.

We need many things to carry out our project.

10/13/2011

2011-10-13T09:39:00.000-07:00

GREEN!

Summer!

Learning new and interesting stuff that I didn't know before.

The math involved!

10/11/2011

2011-10-11T09:43:00.000-07:00

If you have a small radius, and a high mass then the surface gravity will be more. Of the characteristics were reversed, then the opposite affect would happen.

Because it does not have as much mass as earth, and the radius is 1/6th of the earth.

10/4/2011

2011-10-04T09:42:00.000-07:00

We are creating a PowerPoint that we are going to share for our presentation.

We can put in the most important information, and leave out the minor details, and put in the most major.

10/3/2011

2011-10-03T09:42:00.000-07:00

We still need to describe how some characteristics apply to being able to live on a different planet than eath.

Our calculations are all completed.

Our brief presentation is still a working progress. We are almost complete with it.

9/29/2011

2011-09-29T09:43:00.000-07:00

We will adjust by becoming more prepared than when what we are on earth. Possibly, coming up with clothing that will accommodate us temperature wise. And maybe creating a domelike thing. There could be many possibilities.

9/28/2011

2011-09-28T09:52:00.000-07:00

Our chosen planet does not meet many of the habitability requirements, but it does meet a select few. Such as, the axis tilt which is 25.19, the rotation is 24hr, 39min, and 35sec which is the same as Earth. The composition is fairly the same except Mars has metal. The average temperature of Mars is -50 which is really cold, but it changes often.

Our planet has a very different atmosphere from that of Earth. On Mars, there is no oxygen, and the majority of the atmosphere consists of Carbon Dioxide. It also contains Argon, and Nitrogen, two elements that are also on Earth.

In able to make this planet more livable, I would change the atmosphere, and temperature. Those two objects are very important in the sense of being able to live.

9/27/2011

2011-09-27T09:46:00.000-07:00

I've learned how to calculate the distance from the earth to the sun, and from the earth to other planets, as well. Which Planet would be best for the human race to relocate to if something ever happened on Earth. And also the axis tilt of the planets.

I've contributed to finding some of the information, and keeping track of all that information.

We can improve on talking about what all we need to get finished for this project.

9/26/2011

2011-09-26T09:42:00.000-07:00

The tilt of the axis of the Earth causes the seasons.

Mars is the best planet because it has everything closest to that of Earth. Same temperatures, somewhat same atmosphere, and the tilt is similar also.

9/22/2011

2011-09-22T09:42:00.000-07:00

Our team goal is to get our document started and figure out what still needs to be done

9/21/2011

2011-09-21T09:46:00.000-07:00

We have chosen Mars as our way point planet to live on.

We chose that planet over the others, because it has the closest atmosophere to ours on Earth, possible water sources, and the right temperature for life to sustain at.

We have found out all our need-to-know with the exception of a few, we have picked which planet we are migrating to, and the gravity of the planets and everything that has needed to b figured out.

We just need to get all our information organized into our foulder.

We are all going to take part of that.

9/20/2011

2011-09-20T09:42:00.000-07:00

There are multiple things required for human life. Such as, food and water. Shelter for protection, medicine for when we develop a sickness. The list goes on and on

Things required for human comfort would be love so we can feel that way. Compassion and kindness.

They translate in to planet characteristics because we need all these things to feel comfortable, and most important, to live

9/19/2011

2011-09-19T09:44:00.000-07:00

The gravity would decrease because the center of the core is going to be farther away from the ground itself. It would change by half the normal gravity of Earth.

The gravity would also decrease because the mass decreased but the earth stayed the same size.

9/15/2011

2011-09-15T09:44:00.000-07:00

Our team has all the planet characteristics done, but we still need to find the gravity for most of the planets excluding one.

We have divided the labor by determining which person in our group is best at doing which subject assigned, and we all help with that.

9/14/2011

2011-09-14T09:43:00.000-07:00

The gravity would be 4 times greater than the gravity of the other planet. The other planet is twice as large.

9/13/2011

2011-09-13T09:44:00.000-07:00

I know that gravity is a key factor in space and the heavier the mass, the more gravity that object has. The planets are able to sustain in space because of how gravity works.
The planet characteristics that will influence surface gravity would be the mass, and size.

9/12/2011

2011-09-12T09:49:00.000-07:00

I have questions about what the Radius means. I'm familiar with what it is, i'm just not sure about how it relates to this project. Some of the most important characteristics for determining which planet to move to would be what the Atmosphere is made of, and probably the temperature. I personally don't want to share any characterstic with the class because i'm sure they are all aware of these things.
I chose each characteristic because i feel it is the most worthy of deciding which planet to move to.

9/8/2011

2011-09-08T09:49:00.000-07:00

Our group plans on assigning different planets to each of the 4 people, and then they research the characteristics of that certain planet, and then they will tell us everything that is a characteristic of that planet.

9/7/2011

2011-09-07T09:46:00.000-07:00

The most important Next Step that i'm going to work on today is all the researching and talking with my group members about different solutions.
I will have to learn many things for this project, such as the properties of different planets, there gravintational forces, the composition of different minerals and if that planet has any dangers like toxins. The amount of things that I will have to learn for this project is endless.

9/6/2011

2011-09-06T09:44:00.000-07:00

The most challenging part of this assignment will probably be all the research that will have to go into the assignment, and figuring out all the data and questions for the Need To Know's.
Some ideas that we have would be researching the most important questions and finding an answer for them, then eventually going onto the less important questions, and in the end they will all be answered.

9/1/2011

2011-09-01T09:46:00.000-07:00

Our group was good at coming up with different ideas, and then offering insight on those ideas. We didn't really argue with other group members, so it helped that there wasn't tension between everyone.
One of the persons in our group decided to cheat and they didn't care what the instructions were, even though they were told all directions. It wasn't appropriate of them and it obviously tells everybody that they can't follow directions.

8/31/2011

2011-08-31T09:43:00.000-07:00

I expect to cover the topics of what types of stars there are, the galaxisies. Bascially everything that deals with stars.
I would like the learn about all the topics i listed above and everything else that is gonna be taught in this class.

8/30/2011

2011-08-30T09:45:00.000-07:00

Three ways our experiences with the "Inquiry Cube" are similar to what Scientists do are that they look at all the things that could develop that certain outcome. They ask questions, and then answer them by observing that specific thing. And finally, they come up with the solution, and explain it the best they can.

8/29/2011

2011-08-29T09:53:00.000-07:00

Science is the observation of many things, and the study of those things. It makes it different from everything else because the outcome has to be absolute. Scientists have to go through a long process to get the outcome, and then over time perfect it to perfection.
Scientists would use the Scientific Method to investigate a problem. After they did that, they would test it again, and fix any problems that occurred when they were testing it.