Unit 1

Astronomy History, Scientific Notation and Metric Measurements, Positions and Motion of Celestial bodies

How did ancient civilizations see our Universe and what discoveries did they make that we still use today?

Be able to convert numbers between normal and scientific notation and between different units.

Understand Newton's three laws of physics.

Understand how the rotation of the Earth affects the positions of starts, the Sun and moon in our skies.

Understand how the phases of the moon are created.

Demonstrate how and explain why eclipses occur.

01-Into and History of Astronomy
07-Unit Conversions and Scientific Notation- Slide set


11-Unit 7 - Newton’s Laws in Astronomy
11-Positions of Celestial Bodies
15-Motion of the Moon and Eclipses