SCI 7729:Astronomy

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study in education.
This course will explore concepts and process in space science appropriate to the teachers of adolescent and young adult learners. Areas of exploration will include: gravity and the laws of motion applied to the planets, the origin of the solar system and the Earth, light, planetary atmospheres, comparative planetology and cosmology. Individual projects will focus on materials appropriate for particular age groups.