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!)
Guy Webster, "NASA's Hibernating Mars Rover May Not Call Home," July 30, 2010Why might the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit no longer be able to contact NASA mission controllers?
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/news/mer20100730.html
(A) A software problem.
(B) Not enough solar power.
(C) A massive dust storm.
(D) Covered with dry ice snow.
(E) A massive solar flare.
Correct answer: (B)
Student responses
Sections 70178, 70186, 70200
(A) : 7 students
(B) : 39 students
(C) : 13 students
(D) : 9 students
(E) : 5 students
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