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!)
Mark Zastrow, "Under Stress, Asteroids May Be Fragile," August 7, 2013A European research team has proposed that surfaces of asteroids may be extremely unstable, based on:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/Under-Stress-Asteroids-May-Be-Fragile-218731091.html
(A) the moon's polar ice caps.
(B) rubble piles on Mars.
(C) Mojave desert sand dunes.
(D) experiments on airplanes.
(E) melting glaciers in Antarctica.
Correct answer: (D)
Student responses
Sections 70178, 70186, 70200
(A) : 19 students
(B) : 24 students
(C) : 3 students
(D) : 18 student
(E) : 2 students
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