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, "Astronomers Capture Rare Stellar Eclipse in Opening Scene of Yearlong Show," April 8, 2010Recent images of the star Epsilon Aurigae indicate that it is being eclipsed by an opaque disk surrounding a nearby:
http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=9734
(A) star.
(B) asteroid.
(C) black hole.
(D) planet.
(E) comet.
Correct answer: (A)
Student responses
Sections 30678, 30679, 30680
(A) : 41 students
(B) : 2 students
(C) : 3 students
(D) : 3 students
(E) : 1 student
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