One Year of the Moon in 2.5 Minutes
A video of the surface features of the moon taken by the lunar reconissance orbiter
Tour of the Moon
Ocean & Tides
Phases of the Moon
There is a documentary “If We Had No Moon” that aired on the Discovery Channel that explain the potential impact of not having the moon. You might be able to find it on DVD or one of the streaming services.
We watched Pole to Pole today in class. Here is the best I could find on Firedrive…
I have included a great trailer with Richard Attenborough covering “Wonderful World.” Definitely watch it full screen, in HD on a fast speed connection…
Today we talked about The Sun and its impact on our solar system with specific emphasis on Gravity, Light (Radiation), and Solar Wind. Here is the video that we watched in class (Don’t forget your paragraph summary!). I have also included two other videos on that looks at the structure of the sun more and then a fly over by the ISS that shows the auroras.
Attack of the Sun
Inside Our Sun: A Deeper Look
Earth HD | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over
The following is a video on the formation of the solar system…
Below is a protoplanet accreting. As shown in this picture, while they were forming in the solar nebula, the nucleii of the planets-to-be (called protoplanets) drew material to themselves from the cloud of gas and dust around them. The bigger protoplanets were able to attract even more gaseous material unto themselves. Because of it’s position in the solar nebula, the proto-Jupiter, was able to draw an enormous amount of gas unto itself, and become the biggest of the planets.
This video shows you how the Celestial Sphere works.
This next video is on Stargazing the Cosmos: How the Sky Works
Here is a link to Google Sky: http://www.google.com/sky/
Here is a link to Sky-Map.org: http://www.sky-map.org/
What is matter?
Below is an image to help you understand phase changes of mater (also known as state changes)
Phase Changtes in States of Matter
What is Plasma?
http://einstein.stanford.edu/Media/Newtons_Universe_Anima-Flash.html
http://einstein.stanford.edu/Media/Einsteins_Universe_Anima-Flash.html
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Made Easy
The background music here is really annoying, but he does make quick work of the basic definitions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iimklyw9T3U&feature=related
If your math skills are good (think sin, cos, tan…) you may be interested in this definition of what a parsec is…
Cosmic Distances & Light Speed
The Scale of the Universe
The Scale of the Universe Interactive Applet
Light
Atmosphere & Optical Telescopes
The following link will take you to a good history of telescopes.
Telescopes from the Ground Up
The next clip is from Orion (a telescope company) talking about how a telescope works.
This clip talks about the aperture of a telescope.
This clip talks about the focal length and focal ratio when buying a telescope.
Remember the length of the wavelength (red = longest, violet = shortest)
Wave Types
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Young’s Double Slit Experiment
The Photoelectric Effect