Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags

Astronomy 210 In-class activity 1, Spring Semester 2010
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

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Wordle.net tag cloud for astronomy-related car brand names, generated by responses from Astronomy 210 students at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA (http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1562978/Untitled).


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Wordle.net tag cloud for astronomy-related food brand names available in a supermarket, generated by responses from Astronomy 210 students at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA (http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1562989/Untitled).


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Originally uploaded by Waifer X

Wordle.net tag cloud for astronomy-related non-food brand names available in a supermarket, generated by responses from Astronomy 210 students at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA (http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1563055/Untitled).


Students find their assigned groups of three to four students, and work cooperatively on an in-class activity worksheet to discuss car brand names, and food and non-food brand names found in supermarkets (adapted from D. Schatz, "Why Should We Care About Exploding Stars?" Universe in the Classroom, no. 8, Spring 1987 (http://www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/08/stars2.html).


There are many astronomy-related brand names. Consider car brand names (old and new); and brand names for food and non-food items that are typically found in the supermarket. Do not consider titles of TV shows, movies, or books.

List at least three astronomy-related car brand names.

Student responses
Sections 30674, 30676

Mercury Saturn Taurus
Saturn Mercury Eclipse
Saturn Equinox
Mercury Taurus Saturn
Mercury Saturn Nova Astro
Ion Mercury Suntiva KiaSol
Mercury Saturn KiaSol
Saturn Mercury Eclipse
Saturn Eclipse Nova Astro
Saturn Mercury SuperNova
Mercury Saturn Taurus Eclipse
Saturn Mercury Astro
Saturn Subaru Nova
Saturn Mercury Solstice Nova Astro Eclipse Aurora
Saturn Astro Escape Comet
Saturn Nova Mercury
Saturn Mercury Galaxy
Saturn Mercury Eclipse
Mercury Saturn Chrysler Subaru Eclipse
Saturn Nova Mercury
Saturn Galaxy Nova
Saturn Nova Astro
Mercury Saturn Taurus
Saturn Astro Eclipse
Saturn Mercury Astro Eclipse
Saturn Taurus Solstice Nova Scion
Eclipse Saturn Infiniti
Mercury Astro Nova
Mercury Saturn Titan
Saturn Taurus Nova Eclipse Skylark Aerostar Astro Galaxy Comet
Galaxy Saturn Mercury Taurus Sunfire
Saturn Mercury Nova Aerostar Eclipse
Saturn Mercury Nova Supernova-SS Astro
Saturn Nova Mercury Voyager Solstice Windstar Aerostar Eclipse Solaris StarCraft
Saturn Scion Infiniti
Saturn Mercury Galaxy

List at least three astronomy-related food brand names typically found in the supermarket.

Student responses
Sections 30674, 30676

MilkyWay MarsBars Corona
MilkyWay MarsBars Eclipse Orbit
MilkyWay Starburst SunChips Orbit
MilkyWay Starburst MarsBars
MarsBars MilkyWay GalaxyCrunch
MilkyWay MarsBars MoonPies
MoonPies SunChips CapriSun MilkyWay
MilkyWay Rockstar Starbucks
MilkyWay MarsBars MoonPies
Sunkist MilkyWay Starburst
Starbucks MilkyWay MarsBars KraftMac-n-Cheese
MilkyWay MarsBars Orbit
BlueMoon MilkyWay Starburst
SunChips SunnyD Starburst
Sunkist SunnyD MilkyWay PopRocks
AstroPops Starburst SunnyD
MilkyWay Starburst Starcrunch
Twinkies MilkyWay BlueMoon Sunkist MarsBars MoonPie moonshine SunChips
BlueMoon MoonPie Starburst Sunkist MilkyWay Eclipse
MilkyWay MarsBars SunChips
MilkyWay MoonPie Campbellssoupwithstars
MilkyWay Starburst MarsBars SunnyD BlueMoon
MilkyWay MarsBars Sunkist SunnyD Starburst StellaArtois BlueMoon Orbit
Starburst MilkyWay SunnyD
Starbucks MoonPies Starburst MilkyWay Rocketpops Eclipse
SunChips Sunflower MarsBars MilkyWay
MilkyWay MarsBars Starburst
Starburst MilkyWay Eclipse Orbit
MilkyWay MarsBars SunChips
MilkyWay Starburst Lunabars MarsBars Corona BlueMoon SunChips
Starburst MilkyWay MarsBars
SunnyD Starburst MarsBars MilkyWay SunMaid Starbucks SunChips BlueMoon Sunkist
MoonPie MarsBars MilkyWay
Starkist Sunkist Starburst MilkyWay MarsBars MoonPie SunnyD Orbit Eclipse
MilkyWay MarsBars Starburst
BlueMoon Skyyvodka MilkyWay

List at least three astronomy-related non-food brand names typically found in the supermarket.

Student responses
Sections 30674, 30676

AllStarclothing Cosmo Comet
Comet BlueMoon Orbit
PineSol SunflowerPerfume
Starmagazine Sunnewspaper Globemagazine
Venusrazors Moonshine BlueMoon
Comet Tide RayBan
Comet sunglasses suntanlotion AllStarclothing
Comet SegaSaturn Plutostuffedanimal
Orbit BlueMoon Venusrazors
Comet Dial Dawn
Comet Skyyvodka
Dawn Comet Tide
Comet Sundetergent Orbit
UVVodka sunglasses Venusrazors Solbeer Orbit RayBan
Comet Tide
Comet MoonBoots BlueMoon
Comet Orionsbelt Venusrazors
Comet Venusrazors Coinstar
Tide Venusrazors Comet
Comet Astroglide Venusrazors
Skyyvodka glowindarkstars Crest Starmagazine Degree Orbit bouncystarballs
Comet Starmagazine AtmosphereCD
Comet Venusrazors Dawn
Peoplemagazine BlueMoon Orbit
Comet Tide MoonBoots
BlueMoon Marsvodka 30SecondsToMars
Comet Orbit Tide
Comet Venusrazors Sundetergent
Astroglide Venusrazors Starbucks
Comet Astroglide Venusrazors
Orbit Comet Sundetergent Tide
Comet Venusrazors I-novaflashlight
Comet Venusrazors Mach3razors Venusflytrap
Comet Tide Dawn BlueMoon Corona Astroglide universalremote spaceheater
Orbit Tide Eclipse
Venusrazors Comet Star