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Home Biology Calendar EarthLinks Earth Science Field Trips History of the Universe Leonid Meteor Shower Natural Disasters Net Help Student Work UHS Physical Geology Wikis danling.com e-mail	History of the Universe This false-color infrared image of the Rosette Nebula shows stars being born. The image was taken by the ESA's Herschel Space Observatory, launched in May 2009, the largest, most powerful infrared telescope ever flown in space.  A pioneering mission to study the origin and evolution of stars and galaxies, it will help us understand how the Universe came to be what it is today.  Herschel is the first observatory to cover the entire range from far-infrared to sub-millimetre wavelengths, and will explore further in the far-infrared than any previous mission, studying otherwise invisible dusty and cold regions of the cosmos, both near and far.  Herschel will tap into unexplored wavelengths, seeing phenomena out of reach for other observatories, at a level of detail that has not been captured before. The telescope's primary mirror is 3.5 m in diameter, more than four times larger than any previous infrared space telescope (Spitzer) and almost one and a half times larger than that of the Hubble Space Telescope. The telescope will collect almost twenty times more light than any previous infrared space telescope (Spitzer).  The cutting-edge spacecraft carries three advanced science instruments: two cameras and a very high resolution spectrometer; their detectors are cooled to temperatures close to absolute zero by a sophisticated cryogenic system (ESA). Innovating to Zero!   - Watch Bill Gates on the Future of Energy (30 mins.) Movie of student DINOSAUR RECONSTRUCTIONS GENERAL DOCUMENTS Current Events Cover Sheet Field Trip Permission Slip Guidelines for FINAL REPORT - FINAL EXAM GRADE Graph Paper Lab Safety Contract Lab Safety Procedure Sheet Paleontology Presentation Publication Release Form Responsible Use of Technology Form RESEARCH LINKS Search Scientific American GENERAL LINKS Index of General HOTU files (handouts, notes, worksheets) Classzone Investigations Index UNITS UNIT 1 - The Nature of Science INDEX of Articles Ch. 1 - The Nature of Science The World Can Be Understood Occam's Razor & the Avoidance of Rational Pitfalls Corporate Spin In Disguise U.S. Inspector General Criticizes Suppression of Science by Political Appointees Global Warming Critic For Hire Put a Little Science in Your Life UNIT 2 - The Universe INDEX of Articles Extraterrestrial Threats Ch. 2 Notes - The Origin and Structure of the Universe The End Investigation: Hubble's Law Investigation: What Does the Spectrum of a Star Tell Us About Its Temperature? Worksheet for What Does the Spectrum of a Star Tell Us About Its Temperature? Investigation: What Happens As a Star Runs Out of Hydrogen? Worksheet for What Happens As a Star Runs Out of Hydrogen? Investigation: Spectral Analysis Three Cosmic Enigmas - Dark Energy Stars Mystery of Explosive Star Solved Stellar Evolution of a Main Sequence Star Concept Map: Stellar Evolution Alien Worlds Have Dry Atmospheres New Planet Definition Sparks Furor Pluto's Requiem Signs of Water on Enceladus UNIT 3 - Earth History Index of Articles Dendrochronology Investigation UNIT 4 - Paleoanthropology Index of Articles UNIT 5 - The Future Index of Articles Energy - Index of Articles Climate - Index of Articles History of the Universe is a “big picture” course, for people who want to explore the wider Universe around them and better understand their place in it.   We will explore the origin and structure of the Universe, vast expanses of space and time, and the origins and histories of the Earth and life, because you can’t truly know where you’re going unless you know where you’ve been. History of the Universe  emphasizes relevant and current issues centering around the Nature of Science and its role in modern society; Origin and Structure of the Universe, Time and Space, Galaxies, The Nebular Hypothesis; The Origin of the Earth, The Origin of Life, Paleontology, Dinosaurs, Extinction, Mammals and Pleistocene Megafauna; Human Evolution (Paleoanthropology); Technology, Human History, Culture, the Future, and Climate Change.  We will also be going on a field trip to see local geology. If you’re a naturalist, are interested in the “big picture” and "long-term" views of deep space and deep time, or if you enjoyed Earth science, this course is for you.  We will explore questions like "Where did we come from? What is out there in the Universe? How might life have started?  What were the dinosaurs and large mammals of the ice ages like?  What were early hominids like and what tools did they use? What does the future hold and what is my place in it?" The course will be offered as a complementary semester of elective science, opposite Natural Disasters.  Enrollment in Natural Disasters is not required.  Prerequisite: students must have taken and passed Earth science. Dr. Bruce Piasecki gives an inspirational presentation on the future to History of the universe students Download the History of the Universe poster
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