Tony Napodano   Content and Pacing: Course Title: Astronomy Section: Objectives: A one year long survey course in introductory Astronomy will introduce students to the structure and workings of the universe: 1.    Motions of the earth & moon. 2.    Study the solar system. 3.    A study of or Sun and the evolution of stars 4.    A study of our galaxy and the largest organization of the universe. 5.    Modern Cosmology Methods: This course will have a textbook, and sites on the internet that students will use as formal resources to supplement classroom lectures. Some topics will be presented using a seminar approach. Assessment Procedures: Students are evaluated through their efforts researching and presenting topics. Quizzes, tests and participation in field trips. Resources Used: Text: Astronomy Today, Fifth Edition by Chaisson & McMillan. Copyright 2005 by Pearson Prentice Hall A 12 inch reflector to study the night sky as well as a solar telescope to study the sun is used by the class. Some Annenberg series videos lend themselves to space studies. The Program Starry Night will be used to present real time data of the universe. NASA education resources from the internet. This is a science that is rapidly evolving on almost a daily basis and the internet will be a gateway to all of the new discoveries. I.    Enrichment Activities: Field Trips to Kennedy Space Center, MOSI Planetarium, St. Pete College Planetarium, and night activities on campus when necessary. II.    Cross Curricular: The Astronomy Course will touch upon the history of how our understanding of the cosmos developed. Much description is quantitative, building upon algebra, geometry and trigonometry. Much of the workings of the universe are described through the laws of physics and chemistry. Content and Pacing: 1st Quarter Topics: (Text Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7) 1.    Charting the Heavens 2.    The Copernican Revolution 3.    Radiation 4.    Spectroscopy 5.    The Solar System 6.    Earth 2nd Quarter Topics: (Text Chapters: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) 1.    Moon & Mercury 2.    Venus 3.    Mars 4.    Jupiter 5.    Saturn 6.    Uranus 7.    Solar System Debris 8.    Planet Formation 9.    The Sun 3rd Quarter Topics: (Text Chapters 17, 19, 20, 21, 22) 1.    Red Giants and White Dwarfs 2.    Star formation 3.    Stellar Evolution 4.    Stellar Explosions 5.    Neutron Stars and Black Holes 4th Quarter Topics: (Text Chapters 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28) 1.    Galaxies and Cosmology 2.    Normal and Active galaxies 3.    Galaxies and Dark Matter 4.    Cosmology and The Big Bang 5.    The Early Universe 6.    Life in the Universe