Week	Dates	Read Discovering the Universe	Class Discussion Topics & Homework Passed Out Homework due in class on Thursday at 10:30 AM	Quizzes at AstroPortal Try first by Thursday Evenings; They MUST be completed by Sunday Night  at 11:55 PM	Online Tutorials at AstroPortal usually due Sundays by 11:55 PM
1	1/19-1/21	Start Chapter 1	Questions of the Week: Who are you?  What kind of learning matches your preferences best?  How far away are the planets and stars?
2	1/26-28	Continue Chapter 1	Questions of the Week: How does Science Work? Initial HW: Introduction to Astroportal  due by Thursday 1/28	Syllabus Quiz (on AstroPortal) completed by Thursday 1/28 at 10:30 AM - the start of class!	Motions of Stars Seasons Try by Sunday 1/31
3	2/2-4	Chapter 2	Questions of the Week: What do you think about Astrology?  Do you read your horoscope?  Do you *believe* it? :)  HW #1 Due Thursday 2/4 in class: Sunsigns and Astrology: Where was the Sun when you were born?	Quiz on Chapter 1 completed by Sunday 2/7	Lunar Eclipses Solar Eclipses Complete by Sunday 2/7
4	2/9 No class Thursday 2/11	Start Chapter 3	Questions of the Week: How did Astronomy develop as a Science?		Kepler's Laws Newton's Law of Gravity completed by Tuesday 2/16
5	2/16-18	Finish Chapter 3 Start Chapter 4	Questions of the Week: Why are there seasons?  When is the Earth closest to the Sun? How do most people explain seasons? HW #2 Due Tuesday 2/16 in class: The Reasons for Seasons	Quiz on Chapter 2 completed by Thursday, 2/18 at 11:55 PM PST	Scientific Method Basic Properties of Light completed by Sunday 2/21
6	2/23-25	Finish Chapter 4	Questions of the Week: What does the Moon look like in Timbuktu when it is full in Hayward? HW #3 Due Thursday 2/25 in class:  Moon phases around the world	Quiz on Chapter 3 completed by Thursday 2/25	Telescopes CCD Telescopes in Space completed by Sunday 2/28
7	3/2-4	Start Chapter 5	Questions of the Week: Is there gravity in space? HW #4 Due Thursday 3/4 in class: Magnetism & Gravity Survey Preparing for the Midterm Exam	Quiz on Chapter 4 completed by Thursday 3/4	Spectra & Kirchoff's laws Solar Magnetic Field completed by Sunday 3/7
8	3/9-11	Finish Chapter 5	Midterm #1 Exam: Tuesday 3/9 Exam Questions online! How does Astronomy influence poetry, literature, and the arts? Extra Credit (Optional) Assignment due by Sunday 3/14 Post a poem you like about Astronomy in the Astroportal site, and read and respond to the posts of at least two others. Astronomical Poetry		Determining Planetary Interiors & Planetary Orbits  completed by Sunday 3/14
9	3/16 - 3/18	Chapter 6	Questions of the Week: What do you picture when you think of "an astronomer"? Could YOU be a scientist? HW #5 Due Thursday 3/18 in class: The Nature of Science	Quiz on Chapter 5 completed by Sunday 3/21	Earth-Moon System & Human Exploration of Moon completed by Sunday 3/21
10	3/23 - 3/25	Chapter 7	Question of the Week: Does gender matter in doing science? HW #6 Due Thursday 3/25 in class: Women Hold Up Half the Sky		Earth's Energy Sources & Earthquakes completed by Sunday 3/28
11	3/30-4/1	Chapter 7	Questions of the Week: How much of our ongoing federal budget is spent on Space?  Is the expense worthwhile? HW #7 Due Thursday 4/1: NASA budget	Quiz on Chapter 6 completed by Tuesday 3/30	Volcanoes on Venus & Mars; Evolution of Terrestrial Atmospheres completed by Sunday 4/4
12	Spring Break 4/5 - 4/10 - No Instruction
13	4/13 - 15	Chapter 8	Question of the Week: What is the difference between good science and bad science? HW #8 Due Thursday 4/15: Good Science vs. Bad Science: Asteroid XF11 "W" deadline Friday 4/16	Quiz on Chapter 7 completed by Sunday 4/18	Jupiter & Saturn's Atmosphere &Saturn's Rings completed by Sunday 4/18
14	4/20 - 22	Chapter 8	Midterm Exam #2 Thursday 4/22 Exams Questions Online		Cassini and Huygens at Titan & Atmospheres of Uranus & Neptune  completed by Sunday 4/25
15	4/27 - 29		Question of the Week: How important are ethics to the process of Science? Why?  HW #9 Due Thursday 4/29: Ethics in Science	Quiz on Chapter 8 completed by Sunday 5/2	Pluto & Asteroids completed by Sunday 5/2
16	5/4 - 6	Chapter 9	Question of the Week: What have we learned about the Earth, Moon, and inner planets from NASA probes?	Quiz on Chapter 9 completed by TUESDAY 5/11	Comets & Meteors completed by Sunday 5/9
17	5/11-13	Chapter 10	Question of the Week: How do you think society would (will?) react to the discovery of intelligent life in space?  Why? HW #10 Due Thursday 5/13: Global Warming Debate	Quiz on Chapter 10 completed by Tuesday 5/18	Fusion & Solar Interior completed by Sunday 5/16
18	5/18 - 20	Chapter 19	Questions of the Week: How do you think civilization will progress as a result of science over your lifetime?  How about over the next 500 years?  HW #11 Due Thursday 5/20: Rent & Watch the movie, CONTACT	Quiz on Chapter 19 completed by Tuesday 5/25	Drake Equation & SETI completed by Sunday 5/23
19	Thursday, 5/27		Final Exam Essay Questions Online Multiple Choice Questions from Chapters 8-10 & 19 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM	All extra credit must be submitted no later than Monday, 5/24!