Reading Assignments:

1. (by 29 AUG) textbook Chapter 1
2. (by 31 AUG) textbook Chapter 2 (be ready for "pre-quiz" on the 31st)
3. (by 12 SEP) textbook Chapter 3 (pre-quiz on the 12th)
4. (by 19 SEP) textbook Chapter 4, Sections 1 through 4
5. (by 26 SEP) textbook Chapter 4, Sections 5 through 8
6. (by 3 OCT) textbook Chapter 7
7. (by 5 OCT) textbook Chapter 8
8. (by 10 OCT) textbook Chapter 16
9. (by 19 OCT) textbook Sections 14-9, 14-10, and Chapter 15
10. (by 31 OCT) textbook Chapter 10
11. (by 8 NOV) textbook Chapter 9
12. (by 11 NOV) textbook Chapter 11

In-Class Activities:

1. Introductions
2. Location on the Sky
3. Things That Vary on an Annual Cycle (Seasons)
4. The Earth Viewed from the Moon

Recommended Activities:

1. (24 AUG) Go out and look at the sky before next class. How would you describe it's shape? How would you describe the size and position of something (like the Moon) "on" the sky?
2. (29 AUG) Review questions for Chapter 1.
3. (4 SEP) Celestial coordinate systems.
4. (4 SEP) Daily motion of the sky.
5. (1 Feb) Phases of the Moon.
6. (30 Sep) Chapter 4 Review.
7. (3 Oct) Comparing Properties of the Planets.
8. (17 Oct) Near-Earth Objects; Impact Probabilities.
9. (2 Nov) Planning a Lunar Mission.
10. (9 Nov) Geological Activity.
11. (14 Nov) Ages of Planetary Surface Features.