- - - DVHS Classes http://homepage.mac.com/astronomyteacher/iBlog/B2065511442 This is a record of daily assignments and lessons for Jeff Adkins' Astronomy and Space Science Class at Deer Valley High School in Antioch, California. astronomyteacher@mac.com © Jeff's Web Logs Sat, 08 Nov 2003 15:29:25 -0800 Sat, 08 Nov 2003 15:29:34 US/Pacific iBlog 1.3.1 - - - <![CDATA[ Eclipse is starting on the east coast ]]> - - - - The eclipse is starting on the east coast already. Here's an image from ]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2003 15:29:06 -0800 - - - <![CDATA[ Mt. Diablo lunar eclipse event cancelled--how to observe anyway ]]> - - - - The Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society has cancelled its planned viewing of the lunar eclipse due to weather. Read on to find out how to substitute an observation for this event. ]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2003 13:13:06 -0800 - - - <![CDATA[ Weekend homework ]]> - - - - Here is your weekend homework for Monday. ]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2003 12:58:28 -0800 - - - <![CDATA[ Don't forget eclipse on Saturday ]]> - - - - The total eclipse will start at sunset, so don't wait until it is fully dark to start observing. ]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2003 00:10:46 -0800 - - - <![CDATA[ Article discusses admissions policies to UC system ]]> - - - - Moores released his data just weeks after he ignited a firestorm around the University of California's admissions policy with a confidential report that showed that 3,218 students with SAT I scores above 1400 were denied admission to UC Berkeley in 2002, while 374 applicants with SAT I scores between 600 and 1000 were admitted. Of the low-scoring students admitted, 236 enrolled. ]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2003 23:15:26 -0800 - - - <![CDATA[ Why go back to the moon? ]]> - - - - This was posted on Slashdot and contains many interesting and timely links concerning recent testimony in Congress about going back to the moon. ]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2003 23:07:07 -0800 - - - <![CDATA[ Today's notes on Newton's Laws ]]> - - - - Here are the notes from the problems on Page 101 we went over in class. ]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2003 18:38:01 -0800 - - - <![CDATA[ Lunar phases diagram from class notes ]]> - - - - This diagram is the one I'll use to explain the phases of the moon. ]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2003 18:35:32 -0800 - - - <![CDATA[ Moon unit begins ]]> - - - - Today we begin our formal moon unit by discussing the motions of the moon with demonstrations. ]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2003 22:15:11 -0800 - - - <![CDATA[ Continue lab and finish grade edits ]]> - - - - We're going to finish the Fathom lab and take care of any grade edits what need fixin'. ]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2003 22:02:18 -0800 - - - <![CDATA[ Identify lunar features ]]> - - - - Today we're doing a puzzle and attempting to identify lunar surface features from a map. ]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2003 08:13:54 -0800 - - - <![CDATA[ Continue working on camera link ]]> - - - - ]]> Mon, 03 Nov 2003 22:19:48 -0800 - - - <![CDATA[ Odds and Ends ]]> - - - - Mon, 03 Nov 2003 22:13:53 -0800 - - - <![CDATA[ Sunspot numbers slowly increasing? ]]> - - - - A new study says the total number of sunspots is increasing over time. ]]> Mon, 03 Nov 2003 21:00:19 -0800