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!)
Alicia Chang (Associated Press), "NASA Listens for Silent Mars Lander," January 17, 2010NASA will begin listening for signals from the Phoenix lander on Mars, which has been silent since November 2008 because:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/wires?id=140109382&c=y
(A) of budget cuts.
(B) it was buried by layers of dry ice.
(C) of a software failure.
(D) its radio dish is stuck pointing in one direction only.
(E) it was quietly listening for signs of intelligent life.
Correct answer: (B)
Student responses
Sections 30678, 30679, 30680
(A) : 1 student
(B) : 30 students
(C) : 2 students
(D) : 3 students
(E) : 0 students
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