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, "Public Invited to Spot and Track Solar Storms," February 23, 2010The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, UK and other organizations are sponsoring the Solar Stormwatch project, where:
http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=9451
(A) cell phones record disruptions caused by solar storms.
(B) alerts are given when solar activity reaches dangerous levels.
(C) volunteers track solar activity on raw spacecraft images.
(D) affordable solarscopes are available to amateur solar observers and schools.
(E) the effects of climate change are recorded by applications running on cell phones.
Correct answer: (C)
Student responses
Sections 30678, 30679, 30680
(A) : 0 students
(B) : 7 students
(C) : 45 students
(D) : 6 students
(E) : 3 students
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