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, "Mars Rover Curiosity Uses Arm Camera at Night," January 24, 2013NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used its arm camera to take photos at night, in order to:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/msl20130124.html
(A) watch a sand dune avalanche.
(B) overwrite faulty data in a memory bank.
(C) determine local light pollution conditions.
(D) use up excess energy stored from its solar panels.
(E) detect minerals that glow under ultraviolet light.
Correct answer: (E)
Student responses
Sections 30678, 30679, 30680
(A) : 0 students
(B) : 0 students
(C) : 1 student
(D) : 2 students
(E) : 48 students
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