ASTRONOMY SYLLABUS

Astronomy at Service High School is taught as a full year long course utilizing the text: Astronomy, A Self-Teaching Guide, Fourth Edition, Updated 1999 by Dinah L. Moché, Ph.D. The class is open to all 10-12th grade students.

CONTENT:

Introduction: Cosmic View

Chapter 1: Understanding the Sky

Chapter 2: Light and Telescopes

Chapter 3: The Stars

Chapter 4: The Sun

Chapter 5: Stellar Evolution

Chapter 6: Galaxies

Chapter 7: The Universe

Chapter 8: Exploring the Solar System

Chapter 9: The Planets

Chapter 10 The Moon

Chapter 11: Comets, Meteors, and Meteorites

Chapter 12 Life on Other Worlds?