HS03004G Astronomy
1/2 Year .50 credit
Grades 10, 11 or 12
Prerequisite: Successful completion of a full year core science course.
Students will apply skills developed in previous science courses to investigate topics of current interest such as formation of stars, planets, habitable zones, Kepler mission, origin of chemical elements, novae and supernovae, white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes, active galaxies, quasars, asteroids, meteors, distances in space, and explore the possibility of life outside of Earth. The topics listed above may vary due to current events in astronomy.