Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Students are assigned to read online articles on current astronomy events, and take a short current events quiz during the first 10 minutes of lab. (This motivates students to show up promptly to lab, as the time cut-off for the quiz is strictly enforced!)
Astronomy.com editors, "Spitzer Telescope Observes Baby Brown Dwarf," November 23, 2009The NASA Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered the youngest brown dwarf ever observed, which is:
http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8846
(A) cooler and lighter than a star, but heavier and warmer than a jovian planet.
(B) an extremely old white dwarf.
(C) an almost failed black hole.
(D) theoretically composed of dark matter.
(E) a star with a high proportion of dusty material.
Correct answer: (A)
Student responses
Sections 70178, 70186, 70200
(A) : 20 students
(B) : 3 students
(C) : 1 student
(D) : 2 students
(E) : 3 students
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