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Astronomy 101: Moons and Planets - Class 5
Week 5 -- October 4: Earth/Terra/Gaia
Syllabus | Class Roster
Handouts:
Starmaps: North | South | East | West | Overhead
It's apparently 80s day as Ellie was bopping around to Duran Duran's "Planet Earth."
"Earth is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun," Ellie began the lecture, "and the fifth largest. It is also the largest of its planetary system's terrestrial planets, making it the largest solid body in the solar system, and it is the only planet in the Solar System known to support life. The Earth was formed around 4.57 billion years ago and its largest natural satellite, the Moon, was orbiting it shortly thereafter, around 4.53 billion years ago."
She went on for awhile longer about the evolution and composition of Earth and the Moon, then said, "For the rest of the class, we're going to do something a little more fun. I've got some Super Nintendos and copies of an old game, 'Sim Earth,' for you to play with. Pick a senario and create your planet. Try not to kill all of humanity off.
I'll have the telescope open tonight for anyone who wants to take a look at the Pleiades. See you tonight!"
Syllabus | Class Roster
Handouts:
Starmaps: North | South | East | West | Overhead
It's apparently 80s day as Ellie was bopping around to Duran Duran's "Planet Earth."
"Earth is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun," Ellie began the lecture, "and the fifth largest. It is also the largest of its planetary system's terrestrial planets, making it the largest solid body in the solar system, and it is the only planet in the Solar System known to support life. The Earth was formed around 4.57 billion years ago and its largest natural satellite, the Moon, was orbiting it shortly thereafter, around 4.53 billion years ago."
She went on for awhile longer about the evolution and composition of Earth and the Moon, then said, "For the rest of the class, we're going to do something a little more fun. I've got some Super Nintendos and copies of an old game, 'Sim Earth,' for you to play with. Pick a senario and create your planet. Try not to kill all of humanity off.
I'll have the telescope open tonight for anyone who wants to take a look at the Pleiades. See you tonight!"
Re: Play Sim Earth