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!)
Miriam Kramer, "'Vulcan' and 'Cerberus' Win Pluto Moon Naming Poll," February 25, 2013The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute sponsored an online survey with the top two responses, "Vulcan" and "Cerberus," to be recommended to the International Astronomical Union for naming:
http://www.space.com/19943-pluto-moons-name-poll-vulcan.html
(A) new Star Trek starships.
(B) last month's near-miss asteroids.
(C) hottest and coldest known extra-solar planets.
(D) rovers that will land on Pluto.
(E) Pluto's fourth and fifth moons.
Correct answer: (E)
Student responses
Sections 30678, 30679, 30680
(A) : 0 students
(B) : 1 student
(C) : 6 students
(D) : 2 students
(E) : 41 students
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