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Astronomy 101Intro Stuff09/02/2015 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

D Taylor, Fizzix & ASTRO GuyGreenwich HS, CT & Rowan University, NJNASA Astrophysics Educator AmbassadorDaryl_Taylor [AT Thingee] Greenwich [DOT Thingee] k12 [DOT Thingee] ct [DOT Thingee] us [DOT Thingee] com 1Just What IS Astronomy?

DuhStudy (-onomy) of astrosBaseball team from Houston, TXIts the space dummy!Study of all things in the Universe2Just What IS Astronomy?

PlanetsMoonsComets, Asteroids, Meteors, Oh MyStars, Star Systems, Black HolesGalaxiesClusters of GalaxiesSuperclusters of GalaxiesUniverse3Just HOW IS Astronomy?GRADES???50% Exams30 % LABSDuit20% HWDuit4Just HOW IS Astronomy?EXAMS50% Exams3 of em per Quarter1st is boring in-class paper typical I hate this thingee2nd is online (GoogleForms)Lasts 2-3 days3rd is dirty online takehome (Google Form).Lasts 5-7 days5Just HOW IS Astronomy?LABS30% of GradeMost are inquiry typeDesign an investigation to determine the properties of an orbit past Neptune using only a pencil, a shoe, and toilet paper.NO FORMAL INSTRUCTION!Can be redone times6Just HOW IS Astronomy?HW20% of Grade (10-n-10)Most onlineSome in-classSome WSsNEVER really gradedAllow me to explain7Just HOW IS Astronomy?Basic Taylor-RoolsBe on time & BE HERE!Electronic devises are ASTRO exclusive!1st time you disrupt with personal electronic device is your last.8Just HOW IS Astronomy?Basic Taylor-RoolsKeep NOTES!EACH exam is open-NOTE!Electronic Notes Count!Your StuffMy StuffMy Online TextNO OTHER WEBSITES!9Just HOW IS Astronomy?Basic Misc-Rools:NO FOOD OR DRINK!Free Potty PassTill further noticeMUST MAKE OBVIOUS CONTACT!!!4th Lunch

10Just HOW IS Astronomy?Help/Tutoring/Bribing?Before school M-F 6:15 AMAfter SchoolBy Appt ONLY!11Astro NotesASTRO ResourcesDTFizzix.comNotesPPTXsExams, Quizzes, LABS, ONLINE TEXT BOOK!12HW TonightLook at the class website. FindTextInfo SubmissionHW PagePPTs & Exams & Submit Info20151st HW Due Tuesday 09/0813HONORS ClassSlightly different requirementsMANDATORY night viewingsScheduled for a few days both evening and early morningFewer, but bigger, exams3 Q1 & 1 Q2Culminating GROUP project and presentation14HONORS ClassSlightly different requirementsHigher standardMUST be here for PPTsSee Posted ScheduleDifferent tests & slightly larger HWs

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15Ready for Preview Chapter stuff?Lets go!16Scale of the Universe???Do you know how incredibly SMALL you are?17

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Interferometer image ofBetelgeuse

23Interferometer image ofBetelgeuse

780,000,000 Km1,400,000 Km24

SiriusBetelgeuseAntares25HW NOTEHW is on Google Calendar and you are SUPPOSED to be able to get to it directly.There is a link to it from DTFIZZIX.COMDue date is by 11:59:59 PM ETHand in?Google Forms are Automatic.Dead trees by 2:15 PM ETScan and send as email attachmentSmartphone picture and send emailInterdimentional Wormhole PO BOX

Scale the UniverseExploring your Universe from Inner to Outer Space

Presented by: The Baffling and Curmudgeonly, Daryl Taylor - Greenwich, CT&The Incomparable and Delectable,Mike Ford Holton HS, KSNASA Astrophysics Educator Ambassadorswww.DarylScience.com 28Smallest to LargestName the smallest things that you can think of. Obamas brain excludedWhat are some of the largest things you can think of? Federal deficit excludedWhat about the most distant object?

29Distance TabsOn your desk there is an envelope marked with A or B & a #; with pieces of paper. Open the envelope, pleaseIn your group - place these in order on your table; small to largeSmall on left, large on rightSome you wont know; GUESS!GO!30Distance TabsNow, collaborate with your CONTERPART groupEach group updates tabs in order with your partner group (A1 & A2)Report and record.Now, collab with a Mega-group (Other As) reviews and edits.Discussion & review.31ANSWERS AHEADAnswers?

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37Ordering Distance ObjectsQuark Radius (NA)*1x10-LOTS m(Shown actual size)*Quark size is a quantum mechanical thing and may even be zero.

38Ordering Distance ObjectsProton Radius*9x10-16 m(Shown actual size)*Best estimate of quark orbital range circa 201039Ordering Distance ObjectsAu Nuclear Radius7x10-15 m(Shown actual size)40Ordering Distance ObjectsH Atom5x10-11 m(Shown actual size)41Ordering Distance ObjectsIndividual Atoms! (Xe on Ni)5x10-11 m

42Ordering Distance ObjectsWidth of DNA Helix2x10-9 m

43Ordering Distance ObjectsAverage Virus7.5x10-8 m

44Ordering Distance ObjectsAverage Bacterium0.2 2.0x10-6 m

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Credit: E. Coli; Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH45Ordering Distance ObjectsWidth of Human Hair6x10-5 m

46Ordering Distance ObjectsRadius of a Pinhead9x10-4 m

47Ordering Distance ObjectsOne Inch2.54x10-2 m

48Ordering Distance ObjectsOne Foot3x10-1 m

Bigfoot excluded!49Ordering Distance ObjectsHeight of Average Human1.7x100 m

50Ordering Distance ObjectsBasketball Court2.56 x101 m

51Ordering Distance ObjectsFootball Field9.15 x101 m

52Ordering Distance ObjectsDistance Sound Travels in 1 sec3.43 x102 m

53Ordering Distance ObjectsOne Mile1.61 x103 m

54Ordering Distance ObjectsMount Everest(http://peace.sandiego.edu/images/programs/Mount%20Everest.jpg)8.85x103 m

55Ordering Distance ObjectsMoon Radius(www.noao.edu/image_gallery/ images/d4/moon.jpg)1.74x106 m

56Ordering Distance ObjectsEarth Radius(www.noao.edu/image_gallery/images/)6.24x106 m

57Ordering Distance ObjectsJupiter Radius(www.noao.edu/image_gallery/images/)7.15 x 107 m

58Ordering Distance ObjectsMoons Orbital Radius & Sun Radius3.84x108 m & 7x108m

59http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~hfoundal/astron.htmOrdering Distance ObjectsEarth Orbital Radius1.5x1011 m

60http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~hfoundal/astron.htmOrdering Distance ObjectsPluto Orbital Radius5.9x1012 m

61http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~hfoundal/astron.htmOrdering Distance ObjectsOort CloudRadius7.5x1015 m50,000 AU~1 light year

62http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~hfoundal/astron.htmOrdering Distance ObjectsDistance to Sirius (Dog Star)8.6x1016 m

63http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~hfoundal/astron.htmOrdering Distance ObjectsDistance to HD70642(APOD 07/09/03)9.4x1017 m

64Ordering Distance ObjectsDistance to Crab Pulsar7x1019 m

65http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/1996/22/images/b/formats/web_print.jpg

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http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/1996/22/Ordering Distance ObjectsDistance to Galactic Center(APOD 09/08/95)5x1020 m

66Ordering Distance ObjectsRadius Milky Way(APOD 09/08/95)5x1020 m

67Ordering Distance ObjectsLMC Large Magellanic Cloud(APOD 02/22/00)1.8x1021 m

68Ordering Distance ObjectsDistance to Andromeda(APOD 03/14/04)2.9x1022 m

69Ordering Distance ObjectsRadius of Virgo Supercluster(APOD 03/14/04)6x1023 m

70Ordering Distance ObjectsDistance to AGN 3C 2737x1025 m

71http://www.astr.ua.edu/keel/agn/3c273.htmlOrdering Distance ObjectsDistance to GRB990123(APOD 01/29/99)1x1026 m

72Ordering Distance ObjectsDistance to Edge of Observable Universe(Personal Picture)1.5x1026 m

73The Universe is a VERY Big PlaceAt least 13.8 billion light-years (or about 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kilometers)

It is full of VERY big numbers!

And very very small!

74This activity book covers a variety of both math and science classroom related materials. Students can do activities that dont involve much math or they can do activities that involve a fair amount of mathematics. The majority of math covered in this booklet involves the understanding of orders of magnitude and scientific notation. Just in case youve forgotten here is a quick reminderScientific Notation and tens10000 = 1x 1041000= 1x 103100 = 1x 10210 = 1x 1011 = 1x 1000.1 = 1x 10-10.01 = 1x 10-20.001 = 1x 10-30.0001 = 1x 10-4

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