Lesson Plans for Astronomy for the week of: 01/02/12 – 01/06/12

WEDNESDAY: Welcome back! Today we will begin studying chapter 13: The Death of Stars. We will start with the WDYT questions and then we will discuss the general ‘cause’ of star death and then begin the details of the manner of death for stars of various masses. Homework: Download pages 1-4 of the notes for Chapter 13 (here) and using them read sections 0-2 of chapter 13, while making notes of your own.

THURSDAY: Review the homework and continue into the chapter discussing white dwarf explosions and type 1a supernovae. Recall the role of binary stars and the Roche Lobes of binary stars. Listen for terms like accretion, He shell flash, and He shell fusion. Homework: Read 13:3-4, review the downloaded notes and make notes of your own. Also, answer EOCQ13 2, 7, and 8.

FRIDAY: Discuss novae events and point out the various types and categories of novae. Make the three novae tables and announce the library assignment for Monday. Divide the class into groups and give each group its instructions.

3mQ Astronomy Wednesday 01/04/12

1. What is the cause of the death of all stars?
2. Upon what property of a star is the manner of its death determined? What are the three general categories?
3. Stars of what range of mass have been around since the beginning and are the oldest stars in the Universe?

BONUS: When our sun is all done, other than its core, what will be in its place?

3mQ Astronomy Thursday 01/05/12

1. What name is given to stars with less than 0.4 M_–? How do these stars end their lives?
2. Consider low mass stars and high mass stars; what is the range of masses for each?
3. What size will the sun be when its core becomes a white dwarf?

BONUS: Eventually our sun’s core will cool to 4 kK; what will it become at this temperature?

3mQ Astronomy Friday 01/06/12

1. Wednesday: #1
2. Wednesday: #B
3. Thursday: #2

BONUS: Thursday: #B