I can analyze galaxies and the differences between galaxies. I will compare the Milky Way Galaxy to other types of galaxies.
A/N Sort of: This proficiency was very simple and is just what it is with relatively no challenges.
The Milky Way Galaxy is a spiral galaxy. Galaxies are classified as one of three different types; Elliptical, Spiral or Irregular. The Milky Way Galaxy as a Spiral Galaxy is in a disk shape with a bulge (spot) in the middle. The bright "arms" coil or spiral around the center bulge. Spiral Galaxies rotate extremely slowly and new stars are constantly forming inside it. This type of galaxy however is very different from the other two types. Irregular Galaxies are the ones that don't fall underneath either of the two types of galaxies. Elliptical Galaxies unlike Spiral Galaxies are only bright in the center and become gradually dimmer as you get to the outer edges. Also in Elliptical Galaxies there are very few new stars form and the is less dust and gas than in the other two types.
The Milky Way Galaxy is a spiral galaxy. Galaxies are classified as one of three different types; Elliptical, Spiral or Irregular. The Milky Way Galaxy as a Spiral Galaxy is in a disk shape with a bulge (spot) in the middle. The bright "arms" coil or spiral around the center bulge. Spiral Galaxies rotate extremely slowly and new stars are constantly forming inside it. This type of galaxy however is very different from the other two types. Irregular Galaxies are the ones that don't fall underneath either of the two types of galaxies. Elliptical Galaxies unlike Spiral Galaxies are only bright in the center and become gradually dimmer as you get to the outer edges. Also in Elliptical Galaxies there are very few new stars form and the is less dust and gas than in the other two types.
The Milky Way is different using the reason why the different types of galaxies are what they are. Therefore the Milky Way is very similar if not completely the same as the other Spiral Galaxies. The Milky Way is different from the Elliptical Galaxies because at has new stars constantly forming. The Milky Way also has a bunch of dust and gas where as Elliptical Galaxies have very little dust and gas. Both of these to types of galaxies rotate only Spiral Galaxies (The Milky Way) rotates more quickly than the Elliptical Galaxies. As Irregular Galaxies have no shape and The Milky Way does they are also different from one another.
Works Cited:
"NASA - NASA and World Book." NASA - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Jan. 2011.
I can identify key technological advancements that helped in making our knowledge of space expand. My research will show the past, but I will also predict what future advancements may stretch our limits even more.
Works Cited
Category. "History of the Telescope - History of Binoculars." Inventors. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Feb. 2011. .
"History of the telescope.." Antique Telescopes, spyglasses, telescope history.. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Feb. 2011. .
"HubbleSite - Out of the ordinary...out of this world.." HubbleSite - Out of the ordinary...out of this world.. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Feb. 2011. .
"NASA - NASA's Hubble Finds Most Distant Galaxy Candidate Ever Seen in Universe." NASA - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Feb. 2011. .
"Physics and astronomy." University of Wyoming Department of Physics & Astronomy. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Feb. 2011. .
I can research black holes. What are they? How do scientists find black holes? What are some theories regarding black holes? What is the line of singularity? What are some theories of what’s at the bottom of a black hole? Which theory do you think is most probable? Why?
Black Hole on Prezi
Works Cited
"Black Holes - NASA Science." NASA Science. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011.
I can analyze the origins of our solar system. Starting with the sun, my research will emphasize how our solar system formed, the differences between inner planets and outer planets, and describe the future of our sun and the solar system.
A/N of Sorts: For this proficiency I completed an Animoto. It covers the topics of this proficiency completely. However I struggled with technology issues and then losing the flash drive that I had all the pictures saved on.
Works Cited:
" APOD: March 13, 1998 - Asteroids." Astronomy Picture of the Day. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2011..
""Little Bang" triggered Solar System formation « Articles « NASA Astrobiology." NASA Astrobiology. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. . 2005.
"Uranus." SolStation.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. .
"Binary stars host potential planetary disk - Technology & science - Space - Space.com - msnbc.com." Breaking News, Weather, Business, Health, Entertainment, Sports, Politics, Travel, Science, Technology, Local, US & World News - msnbc.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. .
"Comets." Cornell Astronomy. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2011. .
"Formation and evolution of the Solar System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. .
"From Top Down." Starts With a Bang. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2011. .
Hartley, Heather.
"Our Solar System: Assignment 4 - ScienceClass." ScienceClass - Wonderings of science students on science topics.. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. .
"Inner Solar System - NASA Science." NASA Science. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. .
"Jupiter." SolStation.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. .
"Mars." SolStation.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. .
"NASA - Measuring a White Dwarf Star ." NASA - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2011. .
"NASA - NASA and World Book." NASA - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. .
"NASA - NASA and World Book." NASA - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. .
"Neptune." SolStation.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. .
"Our Solar System: Now 2 Million Years Older." Universe Today. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. .
"PHYS134: Astro Fundamentals: The Solar System." Astrophysics Research Institute - Liverpool John Moores University. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2011. .
"Stellar Life Cycle: Red Giants." Center for Science Education at SSL UC Berkeley > Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2011. .
"The Outer Planets | Scholastic.com." Teaching Resources, Children's Book Recommendations, and Student Activities | Scholastic.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. .
diagrams, solar butterfly.
"Curious About Astronomy? The Sun." Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. .
hot, which is.
"Venus." SolStation.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. .
its.
"Earth." SolStation.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. .
metal, electrical currents flowing in an outer core of molten.
"Mercury." SolStation.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. .
"moons of Uranus." The Worlds of David Darling. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2011. .
MLA formatting by BibMe.org.
Works Cited:
" APOD: March 13, 1998 - Asteroids." Astronomy Picture of the Day. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2011.
Hartley, Heather.
diagrams, solar butterfly.
hot, which is.
its.
metal, electrical currents flowing in an outer core of molten.
MLA formatting by BibMe.org.
I can effectively explain the different theories of the universe. I will discuss theories starting from Ancient Greece through the theories discussed in present day. I will analyze all theories and make a judgment based on my research on which is most valid.
Works Cited:
Astronomy . Austin: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 2007. Print.
Cambridge astronomy dictionary . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Print.
"The Start of Scientific Cosmology (Cosmology: Ideas)." The American Institute of Physics -- Physics Publications and Resources. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2011..
I can investigate dark matter and dark energy. What is it and how does it impact what we know about astronomy. What are the potential implications if we could harness and store dark matter or dark energy?
A/N: This proficiency went by fairly quickly with the exception of finding the potential implications if we could harness and store dark matter or dark energy, that was a bit more difficult but once I found something it cruised through pretty quickly.
Works Cited
"Ask an Astrophysist: Dark Matter and Dark Energy." NASA - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Jan. 2011..
"Dark Energy, Dark Matter - NASA Science." NASA Science. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. .
"Dark Matter and its implications." Astronomy Today. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Jan. 2011. .
"Dark matter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. .
"Eyeing Dark Energy | The Kavli Foundation." The Kavli Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. .
A/N of Sorts: This proficiency was really pretty easy for me although it took me quite a while to find some of the theories, once they were found it went by in a breeze and was actually pretty hard to wrap up (conclude).
There are so many theories regarding Universe. Theories on how it was created, and even just the way it is or looks. Though how do we know which one is right? Well, we actually don't know for sure otherwise there wouldn't be any theories only facts. The theories that we have however are all very different and some have had their reputations fade into the distance, when they are found not to cover everything.
One of the most common and the first theories known to man was created in 1600b.c. and is still believed by many in present day is the creation of the of the universe according to the Bible. In the very first book of the Bible, Genesis, the story of creation is told. This theory states God created the Universe but isn't super clear on it. It says that the creation process took a total of six days. The sketchy part in this is that the Bible states that God created Heaven and Earth but originally was formless and engulfed in darkness. Although to many people this theory isn't theoretical because there is no "scientific" proof.
Moving on from that time we get to 427b.c.- 347b.c. in the time of the philosopher known as Plato. Plato had many students and had his own ideas regarding the universe but one of his students also had some very similar ideas. Aristotle's time was from 384b.c.- 322b.c. both these two famous philosophers' theories where very similar with only a few minor variations. In this the Earth was though to be both special because of where it was located and completely stationary and unmoving, this in their minds also proved that there was no possibility for any other worlds because they would have moved to the center. The Greek philosophers also thought that the universe was finite but what they though was the universe wasn't much more than our Solar System. Now here is where the differences come in the Aristotelian universe was based upon the Sun, Moon, and stars being located on spheres that rotated around the Earth, where as in the Plato's universe the Sun, moon, stars where on two dimensional circles not spheres.
Following the time of Aristotle and Plato came Ptolemy in 98-168A.D who had another idea about the universe. Ptolemy thought that the universe was put together similar to the way that some dolls are, one hollow sphere inside another. Then Earth was the middle with nothing inside of it. Each of the sphere's rotated and contained something different; moons, stars, or planets.
Another theory that is commonly known and is somewhat more recent is the Big Bang theory which was created in the 1940s. In this theory it says that the universe began 13.7 billion years ago with a giant explosion. The explosion was caused by the contents being under extreme temperatures, and pressure and that all of it was very dense packed into a small amount of space. Then when the "Big Bang" occurred everything rapidly expanded and the matter came together forming the galaxies and everything in them. What was left-over became cosmic background radiation.
The next theory was created in 1948 and is known as the Steady-State theory. This theory says that the universe has always existed. Matter is constantly being created and added to the universe but its "steady-state" the density always stays relatively the same making the universe's size infinite. The Steady- State theory is commonly looked down upon by cosmologists because it has no explanation for why cosmic microwave radiation exists or why the Universe's appearance has changed.
The final theory that will be mentioned is the Grand- Unified theory, which was created in the 1970s through the 1980s. This theory is fairly different from the others. In this theory it tries to combine three out of the four forces of nature. Although what the forces of nature are is unknown to many so it must be learned; they are the strong nuclear force, the electromagnetic force, the weak nuclear force, and gravitation. With this theory it is when all of the forces combined they created the Universe and help keep it the way it is. Although scientists have been forming a theory that combines all of the forces of nature.
Maggie's theory was created in 2011. This theory however is not one that is recognized world wide only by a handful of people. In this theory the fact that God created the Universe is taken highly into consideration along with the fact that there was a great explosion during this process, and that the forces of nature are very big contributors in the way the world is run today. During the time in which God created everything the grand explosion took place when he created the difference between light and darkness, this was followed closely by the formation of the rest of the Universe.
Though many of the more recent theories have facts supporting why they work and why they exist, some are just not filling the entire gap that needs to be filled with information. In the case of my theory I do not completely support any of the theories with out doubt. Many of them seem to be missing something. In the older theories from the three Greek philosophers they had nothing to support what they thought when we have now traveled into space and proven them wrong so long ago. Although in the absolute oldest theory there is no proof against it or with it, it all depends on your spiritual beliefs. The three newer theories from the 1900s just seem as though the explanation behind them doesn't fit like a glove.
To fit my condition you would have to combine bits and pieces of many of the theories that already exist. I believe in God and therefore also believe highly in the theory of Creation per the Biblical story but being interested in the science of thing I also believe that there is scientific background woven into it. Unlike the Steady-State theory I do not agree with the thought that the Universe has always existed or that it is expanding but yet already it contradicts itself by saying that it has no beginning and no end. With the two remaining theories, the Big Bang theory and the Grand Unified theory, they add on to the creation theory. The Grand Unified theory explains the way all the particles of the universe are the way they are. The Big Bang theory explains when the point God did create the universe there was a great explosion, because in the theory it never explains why the explosion happened when it did.
The theories of the Universe. There are many and all are quite different. Although we now have much more knowledge that will assist us in uncovering the mysteries behind our Universe. In our day and age more will be created to make them much more believable but for now we just have to stick with what we already have and the ideas that we have in our head will create the next great theory.
Works Cited:
Astronomy . Austin: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 2007. Print.
Cambridge astronomy dictionary . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Print.
"The Start of Scientific Cosmology (Cosmology: Ideas)." The American Institute of Physics -- Physics Publications and Resources. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2011.
I can investigate the history of UFOs including claims that the military has hidden evidence about them from the public. Do you agree/disagree with the validity of these findings? Support your answer.
A/N of sorts: Well for this proficiency I did an essay and that's about all there is to say about it.
A/N of sorts: Well for this proficiency I did an essay and that's about all there is to say about it.
I, Kenneth Arnold have seen something unbelievable. At first I didn't believe my own eyes having been out flying my plane for so long, I just thought that I might have been day dreaming, but I wasn't. On this day I saw "saucers skipping on water" in the air, thousands of feet above the ground. Not much could be thought of this though because these flying saucers could have been just something else that the Soviet Union was creating for war purposes. Although UFOs are real, these findings cannot be supported.
The government is profitable because it counts on our fear of the unknown to keep us tied closely knit to everything they do and not to question any of it. Back in the late 1940s when UFOs were just then becoming commonly found the military was fearful of these "unknown (unidentified) flying objects" not just the public. The military has hidden all of this from the people because they don't have an explanation for what and why this type of thing happens and are afraid that they won't have answers for the public, when questions arise.
At first the military was investigating every claim to there being some type of UFO but know they aren't looking into it as much. After the Projects Sign, Grudge, and Blue Book all ended the belief in UFOs slimmed down significantly because most of the claims they could figure to be human made creations of some sort or some type of weaponry another country was working on. Most of the 12,000 sightings where identified under one of these categories. Only 6% weren't. Those still haven't been figured out. Although there is relatively no proof given, that would explain these findings to be from another planet, solar system, galaxy, or even universe.
Unidentified flying objects could be anything these days. We have enough technology now-days that thing could easily be a man-made invention. Yes, we may not know what it is that is flying around and that scares us but there is not a huge chance that it actually is from another universe. The only reason UFOs exist is because people are scared of what they don't already know like the back of their hand.
Works Cited
"Center for UFO Studies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. .
"Homepage | UFO Digest provides video proof of ufos, alien abduction and the paranormal.." UFO Digest provides video proof of ufos, alien abduction and the paranormal on our website, newsletter and newsfeed. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. .
"The History of UFOs — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts." History.com — History Made Every Day — American & World History. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. .
"The Presidents UFO Website." The Presidents UFO Website. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. .
I can investigate dark matter and dark energy. What is it and how does it impact what we know about astronomy. What are the potential implications if we could harness and store dark matter or dark energy?
A/N: This proficiency went by fairly quickly with the exception of finding the potential implications if we could harness and store dark matter or dark energy, that was a bit more difficult but once I found something it cruised through pretty quickly.
Works Cited
"Ask an Astrophysist: Dark Matter and Dark Energy." NASA - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Jan. 2011.
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