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!)
Stephen Craft, "Tiny Telescopes Launch," February 26, 2013The Bright Target Explorer (BRITE) telescopes are a pair of small space-based telescopes that will study:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/Tiny-Telescopes-Launch-193345761.html
(A) meteor impacts on the moon.
(B) star brightness variations.
(C) Earth's northern lights.
(D) solar flares.
(E) Earth-grazing asteroids.
Correct answer: (B)
Student responses
Sections 30678, 30679, 30680
(A) : 2 students
(B) : 44 students
(C) : 0 students
(D) : 3 students
(E) : 0 students
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