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Monthly Archives: April 2014

Stars & Nebula

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Mr. Kenna
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From Stephen Hawking’s The Birth of Stars

Astronomy: The Birth of Stars

Posted in Understanding The Universe | Tagged helium, hydrogen, nebula, star | Leave a reply

What is Space?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Mr. Kenna
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Below is a brief introduction to the video we watched today…

Here is a link to the full video on What is Space? from The Fabric of the Cosmos
What is Space?

Posted in Understanding The Universe | Tagged big rip, black holes, Casimir Effect, cosmological constant, dark energy, Higgs, Higgs Particle, quantum mechanics, relativity, Schiff, space, space time, string theory | Leave a reply

Review for Our Planetary System Exam

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Mr. Kenna
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Here is a cool solar system rap that can help you review for the test.

Flocabulary – Solar System

Posted in Our Planetary System | Tagged gravity, revolution, rotation, solar system, Sun | Leave a reply

Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud, & Comets

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Mr. Kenna
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Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-rb6c4pNHM&safe=active

Spaced-Out: Comets

Spaced Out: Comets

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Comets

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Mr. Kenna
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Here is the movie from class today…

Posted in Our Planetary System | Tagged comet, Edmund Halley, Halley's Comet, Jupiter, Shoemaker-Levy 9 | Leave a reply

The Outer Planets

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Mr. Kenna
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Jupiter: The Giant Planet

Saturn: Lord of the Rings

Uranus, Neptune, & Pluto

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Cosmos: Traveler’s Tale

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Mr. Kenna
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Posted in Our Planetary System | Tagged carl sagan, Christiaan Huygens, cosmos, Jupiter, microscope, Neptune, Saturn, telescope, Uranus, Voyager, Voyager 2 | Leave a reply

The Inner Planets

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Mr. Kenna
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The first video is in three parts and covers Mercury and Venus…

This next video is covering Mars – the Red Planet

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Cosmos: Heaven & Hell

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Mr. Kenna
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Do not do any updates. Wait for the timer to count down and continue as free user. Hit the x in the upper right hand corner to close the window (again DO NOT Update).

Posted in Our Planetary System | Tagged carl sagan, cosmos, Mars, Mercury, Venus | Leave a reply
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