Astronomy

The student will learn:

• Understand the process of scientific inquiry and the role of observation and experimentation in explaining astronomical phenomena.
• Describe the historical and contemporary context of Astronomy and its application to everyday life.
• Apply concepts of reading and writing in science and technology.
• Understand the structure, composition, and features of the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun.
• Describe the interactions among the components of the Earth, Moon, and Sun system (including energy transmission and absorption).
• Discuss the scale and organization of the solar system, the role of gravity in the solar system, and characteristics of the bodies within the solar system.
• Describe the properties, motions, and life cycles of stars and the methods and technology used to study them.
• Discuss evidence regarding the origin, age, size, structure, scale, and motions of the universe, the Milky Way galaxy, and the solar system.
• Present findings from original scientific research in a formal setting.