Lesson One: Names of Planets Time: One Week, Eight Remaining
I. Students will introduce themselves to the professor by stating their name, house, favorite planet, and an interesting fact that they know about that planet. Reward: Each student who introduces themselves gets five house points.
[list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][size=10][color=white]xxxxx[/color]Another summer come and gone and another year about to begin. Xiomara wondered what this year would bring her. There were never quite two years that were exactly the same. Something was always bound to happen. New students always joined them at this time. New students with new attitudes. Xiomara was finding that each year had a particular character to it. That was the benefit of working with all of the years. Not many professors taught all of the years of the subject, but Xiomara did not mind. She loved astronomy. Why else would she be teaching it?
[color=white]xxxxx[/color]The woman rushed about her classroom, trying to get everything ready. First classes were important. They gave the students an impression on what the rest of the year was going to be like, and how she would be teaching. Xiomara did not want her class thinking that she was going to be a messy, careless teacher. If they thought that, then she feared they would not try, and then where would she be? Teaching to nothing but the walls and the ghosts that would occasionally pass through!
[color=white]xxxxx[/color]She glanced at her watch. Only a few more minutes before the students were set to arrive. Was everything ready? Xiomara looked around the room. The desks were all in order and the windows were clean. The chalkboard had nothing written on it, nor did it contain any trace from the last lesson. The candles were burning brightly. Yes, everything appeared to be in place. Satisfied, Xiomara sat down on top of her desk.
[color=white]xxxxx[/color]Eventually, the students started to trickle in. She waited for them to take their seats before starting the class. [color=#007BA7][b]"'ello and welcome to astronomy. My name is Profesora Lupe and I will be your teacher for the next few years. I was born in la España and I attended Beauxbatons in France,"[/color][/b] Xiomara said with a smile. Some teachers said that you shouldn't smile until the holidays, just to let your students know who the boss is. Xiomara didn't see the point in that. She wanted her students to ask her questions without being afraid of her. [color=#007BA7][b]"Now that you know a bit about me, I would like to know a bit about you. If you could please stand and tell me your name, house, favorite planet, and an interesting fact about that planet I will give you house points,"[/color][/b] she explained. [color=#007BA7][b]"Who would like to start?"[/color][/b][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/size]
Lesson Two: Movements of Planets Time: One Week, Five Remaining
I. Students will attempt to define retrograde motion, direct motion, geocentric, heliocentric, and ellipse. Retrograde Motion: The apparent backwards motion of planets. Direct Motion: The eastward, or counterclockwise motion of a planet. Geocentric: The model of the solar system in which everything revolves around the Earth. Heliocentric: The model of the solar system in which everything revolves around the sun. Ellipse: An oval-shape with two interior focal points called foci. In our solar system, planets travel in ellipses with the sun as one foci and the other foci empty. Homework: Read Chapter Two in Guide to the Heavens
[list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][size=10][color=#007BA7][/color][color=white]xxxxx[/color]Xiomara had already gotten used to her school time schedule. Because of the fact that she had to teach a class every night, the professor became nocturnal while she was at Hogwarts. She hardly went out. It was really quite the boring life, but she almost didn't mind. She loved teaching, and she knew that it meant having to make some sacrifices.
[color=white]xxxxx[/color]The professor arrived to her classroom early. She wanted to make sure that everything was in order for when her students arrived. Xiomara pushed a few of the chairs into the desks. Some of the students could be so careless. She sat back at her desk and waited for her class to arrive.
[color=white]xxxxx[/color]Eventually the students started to file in. The late class often meant that Xiomara had tired students who had failed to make an appropriate sleeping schedule. Sleep was such a silly thing. She always said she needed more, but often found herself getting less. Once the students had taken their seats, she rose from her desk.
[color=white]xxxxx[/color][color=#007BA7][b]"Buenos noches clase,"[/color][/b] she greeted her class, smiling. [color=#007BA7][b]"Tonight I would like to test you all to attempt to define a few terms. They are retrograde motion, direct motion, geocentric, heliocentric, and ellipse. Raise your hand and attempt to answer one. Also, for next class, I would like you all to read Chapter Two in your books."[/color][/b]
[list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][color=#007BA7][/color][size=10][color=white]xxxxx[/color]Xiomara smiled as her students answered the questions correctly. [color=#007BA7][b]"Excelente,"[/color][/b] she said, happy that they already seemed to have some amount of knowledge of astronomy. After all, she hadn't assigned any reading last class. [color=#007BA7][b]"Each of you will be getting ten points. As for the rest of you, make sure you do the reading for the next class,"[/color][/b] she said, dismissing them to their common rooms.
[align=center][b][u]"Time's just a big ball of wibbly wobbly timey wimey [i]stuff[/i]." #TIMESKIP[/align][/b][/u][/size]
[size=10][color=white]xxxxx[/color]Everything seemed to be going by so quickly. Perhaps that was a good thing. It was difficult to hold the students' attention for too long, and even Xiomara had to admit that staying up late could take its toll. However, Xiomara had to stay up late each night to teach astronomy. There were seven years, and seven days of the week, meaning only seven nights. The professor had yet to learn of a spell to make the stars facing the Earth during the day visible during that time. Perhaps some day she would create one, but that day was not today. Today she was a teacher.
[color=white]xxxxx[/color]She waited patiently for her students to walk into the room. The trek up the astronomy could be quite tiring if you were coming from a long day. Truthfully, Xiomara didn't mind it. She didn't have much time to exercise, and that was something that she knew was important. Magic could only do so much. Once the students had all taken their seats, the professor decided to start the class. [color=#007BA7][b]"Buenos noches ustedes,"[/color][/b] she said, greeting them all. [color=#007BA7][b]"Tonight, we will be discussing the names of the stars. I would like each of you to take out a piece of parchment and list the names of stars you currently know. I will give five points for each star name,"[/color][/b] Xiomara said before letting the students get to work.
[quote="Professor Lupe"][u][b][i]Homework:[/u][/b][/i] [i]Bring a Telescope to Next Class[/i][/quote][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/size]
Observation One Time: One Week, Three Remaining
I. Students will use their knowledge of the stars that are currently out to find at least three stars and write them down on a piece of parchment to be turned in at the end of class. Homework: Review the Star List and Star Map in Guide to the Heavens
[list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][size=10][color=#007BA7][/color][color=white]xxxxx[/color]It was hard to believe that the year was already close to being halfway over. Soon, it would be summer again and the nights would be warmer. Of course Xiomara would not be spending her summer at Hogwarts. She hardly did. No, Xiomara was going to return to visit her family in Spain. It could be hard, living so far from them. The professor wondered how the students dealt with living at school instead of at home. However, they had just come back from a break not that long ago. Xiomara had stayed in the castle for that break.
[color=white]xxxxx[/color]Xiomara waited for her students to file into the classroom. She hoped that they were well-rested. It could be so easy to fall asleep in the middle of the year. Middles could be terrible things. Beginnings and endings were exciting. Middles were actually quite boring. Once the students had taken their seats, the professor started class. [color=#007BA7][b]"Buenos noches ustedes,"[/color][/b] the professor said. [color=#007BA7][b]"Tonight you will be doing your first observation. Simply take your telescope to the window and find at least three stars and write them down on a piece of parchment. I will be collecting this parchment at the end of class"[/color][/b]
[quote="Professor Lupe"][u][b][i]Homework:[/u][/b][/i] [i]Review Star List and Star Map[/i][/quote]
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Lesson Four: Names of Constellations Time: Two Weeks, One Remaining
I. Students will figure out which constellation they were born under and draw it out, including dots symbolizing the major stars in the constellation. II. Students will learn about the origins of constellations. III. Students will learn which constellations are currently visible at the current season and location.
[list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][color=#007BA7][/color][size=10][color=white]xxxxx[/color]Xiomara walked into her classroom and straightened it out. How it ever got as messy as it did, she would never know.
[quote="Professor Lupe"][u][b][i]Homework:[/u][/b][/i] [i]Bring a Telescope to Next Class[/i][/quote][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/size]
[align=left][size=14][b]Observation Two[/b] [i]Time: One Week, None Remaining[/i][/align][/size]
I. Students will find at least three constellations and diagram them on a piece of parchment.
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Second Year Nine Weeks
Review Time: One Week, Eight Remaining
I. Students will explain one thing they remember learning in the previous year.
Homework: Students will read Chapter Three in Guide to Heavens, Bring a telescope to next class.
Lesson One: Mercury Time: Two Weeks, Six Remaining
I. Students will review what they learned about Mercury from their reading. II. Students will attempt to find Mercury in the sky.
Homework: Read Chapter Four in Guide to the Heavens, Bring a telescope to next class.
Lesson Two: Venus Time: Two Weeks, Four Remaining
I. Students will review what they learned about Venus from their reading. II. Students will attempt to find Venus in the sky.
Homework: Read Chapter Five in Guide to the Heavens
Lesson Three: Earth Time: One Week, Three Remaining
I. Students will discuss what they learned about Earth from their reading.
Homework: Students will read Chapter Six in Guide to the Heavens.
Lesson Four: Earth's Moon Time: One Week, Two Remaining
I. Students will discuss what they learned about the Moon based on their reading. II. Students will discuss what phase the Moon is currently in.
Homework: Bring telescope for next class.
Observation Time: Two Weeks, None Remaining
I. Students will find at least three constellations and diagram them on a piece of parchment. Students will also put what phase the Moon is in and which planets they can see on the piece of parchment.
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:27 pm
Third Year Nine Weeks
Review Time: One Week, Eight Remaining
I. Students will explain one thing they remember learning in the previous years.
Homework: Students will read Chapter Seven in Guide to Heavens, Bring a telescope to next class.
Lesson One: Mars Time: Two Weeks, Six Remaining
I. Students will review what they learned about Mars from their reading. II. Students will attempt to find Mars in the sky.
Homework: Read Chapter Eight in Guide to the Heavens, Bring a telescope to next class.
Lesson Two: Jupiter Time: Two Weeks, Four Remaining
I. Students will review what they learned about Jupiter from their reading. II. Students will attempt to find Jupiter in the sky.
Homework: Read Chapter Nine in Guide to the Heavens
Lesson Three: Great Red Spot Time: One Week, Three Remaining
I. Students will discuss what they learned about the Great Red Spot from their reading.
Homework: Students will read Chapter Ten in Guide to the Heavens.
Lesson Four: Jupiter's Moons Time: One Week, Two Remaining
I. Students will discuss what they learned about the Jupiter's moons based on their reading. II. Students will discuss differences between Jupiter's four main moons and Earth's moon.
Homework: Bring telescope for next class.
Observation Time: Two Weeks, None Remaining
I. Students will find at least three constellations and diagram them on a piece of parchment. Students will also put what phase the Moon is in and which planets they can see on the piece of parchment.
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Fourth Year Nine Weeks
Review Time: One Week, Eight Remaining
I. Students will explain one thing they remember learning in the previous years.
Homework: Students will read Chapter Eleven in Guide to Heavens, Bring a telescope to next class.
Lesson One: Saturn Time: Two Weeks, Six Remaining
I. Students will review what they learned about Saturn from their reading. II. Students will attempt to find Saturn in the sky.
Lesson Two: Saturn's Rings Time: One Week, Five Remaining
I. Students will take a look at Saturn's Rings and note the classification of each as well as be able to define and locate the Cassini Division.
Homework: Read Chapter Twelve in Guide to the Heavens
Lesson Three: Titan Time: One Weeks, Four Remaining
I. Students will discuss what they learned about the Titan from their reading. II. Students will compare Titan to Jupiter's moons and Earth's moon.
Homework: Students will read Chapter Thirteen in Guide to the Heavens, Bring a telescope to the next class.
Lesson Four: Uranus Time: Two Weeks, Two Remaining
I. Students will discuss what they learned about the Uranus based on their reading. II. Students will attempt to find Uranus in the sky.
Homework: Bring telescope for next class.
Observation Time: Two Weeks, None Remaining
I. Students will find at least three constellations and diagram them on a piece of parchment. Students will also put what phase the Moon is in and which planets they can see on the piece of parchment.
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:49 pm
Fifth Year Nine Weeks
Review Time: One Week, Eight Remaining
I. Students will explain one thing they remember learning in the previous years. II. Students will be reminded that they have their O.W.L.s and should see Xiomara if they want to review for them.
Homework: Students will read Chapter Fourteen in Guide to Heavens, Bring a telescope to next class.
Lesson One: Neptune Time: Two Weeks, Six Remaining
I. Students will review what they learned about Neptune from their reading. II. Students will attempt to find Neptune in the sky.
Homework: Students will read Chapter Fifteen in Guide to the Heavens.
Lesson Two: Triton Time: One Week, Five Remaining
I. Students will discuss what they learned about Triton from their reading. II. Students will compare Triton to the other moons they have learned about.
Homework: Read Chapter Twelve in Guide to the Heavens
Lesson Three: Comets Time: One Week, Four Remaining
I. Students will discuss what they learned about the Comets from their reading.
Homework: Students will read Chapter Seventeen in Guide to the Heavens
Lesson Four: Meteorites Time: One Week, Three Remaining
I. Students will discuss what they learned about the meteorites based on their reading.
Homework: Read Chapter Eighteen in Guide to the Heavens
Lesson Five: Asteroids Time: One Week, Two Remaining
I. Students will discuss what they learned about asteroids based on their reading.
Observation
Time: Two Weeks, None Remaining
I. Students will find at least three constellations and diagram them on a piece of parchment. Students will also put what phase the Moon is in and which planets they can see on the piece of parchment. Students will also write down any celestial objects they spotted during their observation.
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Sixth Year Nine Weeks
Review Time: One Week, Eight Remaining
I. Students will explain one thing they remember learning in the previous years. II. Students will be notified that she now expects more of them because they are in the N.E.W.T. level course.
Homework: Students will read Chapter Nineteen in Guide to Heavens, Students will keep a moon journal all year.
Lesson One: Black Holes Time: One Week, Seven Remaining
I. Students will review what they learned about black holes from their reading.
Homework: Bring a telescope to next class.
Observation One Time: Two Weeks, Five Remaining
I. Students will find as many constellations as they can and diagram them.
Homework: Read Chapter Twenty in Guide to the Heavens
Lesson Two: Supernovas Time: One Week, Four Remaining
I. Students will discuss what they learned about supernovas from their reading.
Homework: Bring a telescope to next class.
Observation Two Time: Two Weeks, Two Remaining
I. Students will find stars in the sky and use them to create their own constellations.
Homework: Write a legend to share next class to go with your constellation.
Presentations Time: Two Weeks, None Remaining
I. Students will share their constellations, being sure to tell which stars are in it, and what it is. They will also share the legend they created about their constellations. II. If time allows, students will find each other's constellations.
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:06 pm
Seventh Year Nine Weeks
Review Time: One Week, Eight Remaining
I. Students will explain one thing they remember learning in the previous years. II. Students will be notified that this year will be all review.
Homework: Students will be expected to keep a journal of out-of-class observations.
Question Session One Time: One Week, Seven Remaining
I. Students will ask questions on what they are unsure of.
Homework: Bring a telescope to next class.
Observation One Time: Two Weeks, Five Remaining
I. Students will find as many constellations as they can and diagram them.
Homework: Keep up on observation journal.
Question Session Two Time: One Week, Four Remaining
I. Students will ask questions on items they are not sure of.
Homework: Bring a telescope to next class.
Observation Two Time: Two Weeks, Two Remaining
I. Students will try to find as many planets as they can in the night sky.
Homework: Keep up on observation journals.
Project Assigned Time: One Week, One Remaining
I. Students will pick a topic out of a hat and create a presentation on it.
Presentations Time: One Week, None Remaining
I. Students will present their projects to their classmates.
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