Astronomy
Updated 03 January 2006
Comet Hale-Bopp
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Astronomy Updated 03 January 2006
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Comet Hale-Bopp |
| On this page: | 1. Astronomy I | 2. Astronomy II |
| 3. Current information 3 Jan. 06 | 4. Images 27 June 2005 | 5. Links 25 June 2005 |
| 6. Pictures of Class Activities 4 Dec. 05 | 7. Astronomy Club |
| Chaffey High School offers two courses in Astronomy. Both are University of California approved as meeting the University's A-G entrance requirements for a lab science elective. Astronomy I is a one semester course that introduces students to the universe, its motions and the laws that govern it. We engage in many hands on activities in the classroom and outside the classroom. Since Ontario suffers from severe light pollution, we spend many evenings viewing the sky from the Mt. Baldy area using several telescopes ranging in size from a 6-inch Newtonian reflector to Mr. James' 16-inch Dobsonian (shown at right). We also are privileged to have on-line use of the Telescopes in Education (TIE) facilities, including telescopes at Mt. Palomar, in Chile and in Australia. The course pre-requisite is a B or better in Algebra I, a B or better in both Physical Science and Earth Science, and instructor approval. Click here for the course syllabus. |
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| Our second course is Astronomy II, also a one semester course focusing on student research and communication of learning in a scientific format. Our projects include detailed study of the solar system, the Milky Way Galaxy, other galaxies, and the computer modeling of a star. The pre-requisite is completion of Astronomy I with a grade of C or better. As in Astronomy I, sky viewing and the use of the TIE facilities are important components of our course. Click here for the course syllabus. |
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Current information:for current and future students regarding what's up in the sky and what's happening in class (Updated 3 January 2006).
Images taken by our students using TIE telescopes (Updated 19 October 2002).
Links to astronomical resources (Updated 7 February 2003).
The Chaffey Astronomical Society is Chaffey's Astronomy Club open to all students who are interested in Astronomy and want to enjoy sky viewing, conversation, and community outreach.
Instructor is Tom
James. E-mail your
comments:
If you are interested, here
is a short
bio about Mr. James.
