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!)
Michael D. Lemonick, "Coming in 2013: The Comet of the Century?," December 20, 2012Because of its __________, Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) is predicted to become as bright as the full moon as it passes near the sun in November.
http://science.time.com/2012/12/20/coming-in-2013-the-comet-of-the-century/
(A) large size.
(B) rapid rotation rate.
(C) extremely cold temperatures.
(D) transparent crust.
(E) decaying orbit.
Correct answer: (A)
Student responses
Sections 30678, 30679, 30680
(A) : 43 students
(B) : 6 students
(C) : 0 students
(D) : 6 students
(E) : 4 students
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