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!)
Markus Bauer , Michael Küppers, Laurence O’Rourke, and Göran Pilbratt, "Herschel Discovers Water Vapour Around Dwarf Planet Ceres," January 22, 2014The European Space Agency Herschel space observatory detected __________, which is evidence of water vapor around the dwarf planet Ceres.
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Herschel_discovers_water_vapour_around_dwarf_planet_Ceres
(A) polar ice caps.
(B) deep underground oceans.
(C) changing cloud patterns.
(D) plate tectonics.
(E) variations in absorbed light.
Correct answer: (E)
Student responses
Sections 30678, 30679, 30680
(A) : 12 students
(B) : 1 student
(C) : 17 students
(D) : 1 student
(E) : 22 students
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