20140125

Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags

Astronomy 210 In-class activity 1, spring semester 2014
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

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Wordle.net tag cloud for astronomy-related car brand names, generated by responses from Astronomy 210 students at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA ( http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/7488709/Untitled ).


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Wordle.net tag cloud for astronomy-related food brand names available in a supermarket, generated by responses from Astronomy 210 students at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA (http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/7488717/Untitled ).


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Wordle.net tag cloud for astronomy-related non-food brand names available in a supermarket, generated by responses from Astronomy 210 students at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA (http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/7488719/Untitled).


Students find their assigned groups of three to four students, and work cooperatively on an in-class activity worksheet to discuss car brand names, and food and non-food brand names found in supermarkets (adapted from D. Schatz, "Why Should We Care About Exploding Stars?" Universe in the Classroom, no. 8, Spring 1987 (http://www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/08/stars2.html).

There are many astronomy-related brand names. Consider car brand names (old and new); and brand names for food and non-food items that are typically found in the supermarket. Do not consider titles of TV shows, movies, or books.

List at least five astronomy-related car brand names.

Student responses
Sections 30674, 30676
Taurus, Aero, Astro, Eclipse, Mercury, Warstar
Saturn, Subaru, Galaxy, Mercury, RangeRover
Astro, Galaxy, Taurus
Saturn, Eclipse, Mercury
Saturn, Mercury, Charger
Mercury, Taurus, Saturn
Nova, Comet, Galaxy, Taurus, Geo
Saturn, Mercury, Comet, Sunfire, Astro
Saturn, Mercury, Subaru, Galaxy
Saturn, Mercury, Eclipse, Stargazer
Astro, Saturn, Mercury, Comet, Eclipse
Saturn, Mercury, Sunfire, Taurus
Astro, Mercury, Saturn, Galaxy, Voyager
Saturn, Mercury, Galaxy, Astro
Nova, Astro, Ram, Saturn, Mercury
Saturn, Infiniti, Mercury, Nova, Galaxy
Galaxy, Saturn, Subaru, LandRover, Aerostar, Infiniti
Mercury, Saturn, Astro, Eclipse, Infiniti
Mercury, Eclipse, Saturn, Taurus, Nova
Saturn, Eclipse, Taurus, Galaxy, Navigator
Saturn, Mercury, Mazda, Explorer, Navigator
Saturn, Mercury, Nova, Infiniti, Solara
Saturn, Mercury, Eclipse
Saturn, Mercury, Astro, Eclipse, Infiniti
Galaxy, Navigator, Saturn, Taurus
Saturn, Astro, Mercury, Galaxy, Eclipse

List at least five astronomy-related food brand names typically found in the supermarket.

Student responses
Sections 30674, 30676
MoonPies, AstroPops, Starburst, Orbit, MarsBars, ChickenandStars, sunflowerseeds, Corona
Orbit, Starbucks, Starburst, MilkyWay, MoonPies
Rocketcheesecracker, StarCrunch, MilkyWay, MarsBars, Astronautfood, AstroPops, starfruit, SunnyD, Sunkist, Moonpies
MoonPies, StarCrunch, Starburst, AstroPops, MilkyWay, MarsBars
LunaBars, MilkyWay, Starburst
MilkyWay, MarsBars, MoonPies, starfruit, Starburst
MoonPie, SunChips, Starburst, MilkyWay, MarBars, Orbit, SunnyD, SunMaid, Sunkist, StarKisttuna
LuckyCharms, Starbucks, MoonPies, MilkyWay
MilkyWay, Orbit, MoonPies, Starburst, Starbucks
MilkyWay, MoonPies, Starburst, AstroPuffs, Orbit, Eclipse, MarsBars
MilkyWay, sunflowerseeds, SunChips, Starbucks, Starburst, SunnyD
LunaBars, Cosmicbrownies, SunnyD, CapriSun
BlueMoon, Moonshine, LunaBars, Skyyvodka, MilkyWay
BlueMoon, MoonPies, Sunkist, Starburst, MarsBars
Starburst, MilkyWay, MarsBars, Sunkist, LunaBars
MarsBars, MilkyWay, Tang, Starburst, Sunkist, SunnyD
Rockstar, MilkyWay, Starburst, MarsBars, Orbit
MilkyWay, Sunkist, Starfruit, Starburst, CapriSun, SunChips, SunnyD
Starburst, StarKisttuna, MarsBars, Sunkist, SunDrop, MilkyWay
MilkyWay, MarsBars, SunnyD, MoonPies
Starburst, BlueMoon, Sunkist, MilkyWay, SunChips
MoonPies, MilkyWay, Orbit, Starburst, Mooncake
LunaBars, SunChips, StarFarms, MilkyWay, Starburst
MoonPies, AstroPops, SunnyD, Starburst, MilkyWay
Starburst, MilkyWay, Orbit, Starbucks, MoonPies
Starburst, MilkyWay, MarsBars, Sunkist, SunnyD

List at least five astronomy-related non-food brand names typically found in the supermarket.

Student responses
Sections 30674, 30676
Tide, Cosmomagazine, Starmagazine, moonflowers, morningglories
Crest, Scope
Constellationwinery, ColgateGalaxy, sunscreen, spacethemepartydecorations
FiveStarnotebooks
BlueMoon, Rockstar, Orbit, SamsungGalaxy, Comet
BlueMoon, MillerLite
Comet, Geo, Sun, SiriusXM
BlueMoon, babymobile, SamsungGalaxy, calendars
Crest, BlueMoon, CoorsLight, BudLight
BlueMoon, sunflowers, Cosmomagazine, venusflytrap, Venusrazors
BlueMoon, Moonshine, Skyyvodka
Astroglide, Comet, FiveStarnotebooks, ZiplocSpaceBags
Comet, Sunburst, BlueMoon
Comet, Venusrazors, Starmagazine, Rockstar, FiveStarnotebooks
Comet, Cosmomagazine, ConstantCommenttea, Venusrazors, Starmagazine, FiveStarnotebooks
BlueMoon, Moonshine, Comet, Tide, sunscreen
BlueMoon, UVBlue, Skyyvodka, Moonshine, Comet
Venusrazors, Comet, Orbit
Venusrazors, Comet, Orbit
BlueMoon, Comet, BuzzLightyear, Moonshine, SamsungGalaxy
Venusrazors, BlueMoon, Skyyvodka, MoonShoes
MoonShoes, BlueMoon, Skyyvodka, Venusrazors
Comet, Venusrazors
Cosmomagazine, BlueMoon, Comet, Skyyvodka, Venusrazors

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