In this class,
we’ll explore theories and evidence about how the universe began, how galaxies
and our solar system formed, the chances of intelligent life elsewhere in the
universe, the history of funky events in our solar system, cool stuff that
happened to earth in the past 4 billion years, all the different directions our
planet is moving in, what our planet is made up of, how weather and clouds
work, why we have deserts, tropical forests, and icecaps, global temperature
concerns, wind patterns on earth, tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes,
volcanic eruptions, plate tectonics, latitude and longitude, the moon cycles,
eclipses, the atmosphere, glaciers, and the ozone layer. With each topic, I’ll go over what our
current knowledge is, and what questions are being explored scientifically in
the present. There will be a lot of
hands on activities and games, as well as some multimedia movies.
Date Topic
(these are flexible and will be adapted to student interest or new discoveries
9/11 How the universe
began and how our solar system formed
9/18 History of
our solar system and the planets
9/25 All the
directions we are moving in and the chances of intelligent life elsewhere
No Class on 10/2
10/9 Earth’s
history and what it’s made of
10/16 Moon cycles
and eclipses – Optional Evening Observation Session at Washburn 9 pm
10/23 Weather and
clouds
10/30 Tornadoes,
hurricanes, and tsunamis
11/6
11/13 Plate
tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes
11/20 Latitude and
longitude
No class on 11/27
12/4 Our
atmosphere, the ozone layer, and global warming – Optional afternoon field trip
to ALNC
12/11 Party! (Final Quizshow on everything we’ve learned)
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