Presentation: marketplace astronomy (results)

Let's compare your results with students from a previous semester. Here is the word tag cloud generated by Wordle.net for astronomy-related car makes and models. Frequently-listed cars are larger, while cars used only once are smallest. How many of these cars were you able to list? Anyone have cars not listed here?

Here is the word tag cloud for astronomy-related food brand names from a previous semester. Again, frequently-listed brands are larger, while brand names used only once are smallest. How many of these brand names were you able to list? Anyone have brand names not listed here?

Astronomy-related non-food brand names from a previous semester. Again, how many of these brand names were you able to list? Anyone have brand names not listed here?

Now we have potentially interesting astronomy topics from another previous semester. A lot of you are looking forward to learning about "black holes" this semester. Anyone have interesting topics not listed here?

And potentially confusing astronomy topics from another previous semester. "Black holes" is prominent here as well! Anyone have interesting topics not listed here? (Some of you may consider "math" as potentially confusing--yes, there is an algebra math prerequisite for this course, but there are no explicit calculations as we'll be focusing on graphs, dependencies, and proportionalities--essentially math without equations.)

And we have time to answer a few of your questions and comments.

"If you discovered a planet, P-dog, what would you name it?"

I would name it after my wife. I would name it: "Mrs. P-dog."

"Do you believe in aliens? Or life on other planets?"

Yes, and yes. I would bet money on it. I would bet $1. And I would win. But if I lost, it'd just be $1.

"Do you think Pluto should still be a planet?"

Let me tell you a story of my senior year in high school, way back when. I turned 18 during my senior year, and that was a big deal because you only needed to be 18 to be able to purchase and drink alcohol. My senior year was awesome. Commencement was awesome. Graduation parties were awesome...until a few years later, when the legal drinking age was raised from 18 to 21. And there was no grandfather clause. So before, it was legal for me to drink; but afterwards, I was no longer allowed to drink anymore. And that wasn't fair... So when it comes to Pluto, which was a planet, and then rules were changed so it is now no longer a planet, and there was no grandfather clause--I say, suck it up, Pluto.

Previous posts:

• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, spring semester 2014)
• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, fall semester 2012)
• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, spring semester 2012).
• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, fall semester 2011).
• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, fall semester 2010).
• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, spring semester 2010).

Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags

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

140125-cars
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Originally uploaded by Waifer X

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 ).


140125-food-1
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Originally uploaded by Waifer X

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 ).


140125-nonfood-1
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Originally uploaded by Waifer X

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

Previous posts:

• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, fall semester 2012)
• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, spring semester 2012).
• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, fall semester 2011).
• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, fall semester 2010).
• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, spring semester 2010).

Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace

Astronomy 210 In-class activity 1 v.13.06.09, fall semester 2013
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

After a pre-instruction assessment is administered on the first day of class, students find their assigned groups of three to four students, and work cooperatively on an in-class activity worksheet.

The first page is based on an "astronomy in the marketplace" activity (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).

Students discuss what they will be interested in learning about in this course, and also subjects that they expect will be confusing. Selected responses are discussed by the instructor following this activity, along with answering selected comments and questions from the students.

Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags

Astronomy 210 In-class activity 1, fall semester 2012
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

120826-carwordle-1
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Originally uploaded by Waifer X

Wordle.net tag cloud for astronomy-related car brand names, generated by responses from Astronomy 210 students at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA (www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/5603765/Untitled).


120826-foodwordle-1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/waiferx/7868472104/
Originally uploaded by Waifer X

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 (www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/5603840/Untitled).


120826-nonfoodwordle-1
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Originally uploaded by Waifer X

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 (www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/5603867/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 three astronomy-related car brand names.

Student responses
Sections 70158, 70160

?, ?, ?
Saturn, Galaxy, Comet, Astro, Mercury
Saturn, Taurus, Eclipse, Navigator, Mercury
Saturn, Astro, Mercury, Eclipse
Saturn, Infiniti, Mercury, Galaxy, Explorer
Saturn, Taurus, Mercury, Nova, Solaris
Saturn, Mercury, Eclipse, Astro, Taurus
Saturn, Mercury, Infiniti, Eclipse, Soul
Saturn, Subaru, Eclipse, Mercury, Astro
Mercury, Saturn, Subaru, Eclipse, Astro
Saturn, Mercury, Taurus, Soul, Eclipse
Eclipse, Saturn, Subaru, Mercury, Astro
Galaxy, Fusion, Mercury, Firebird, Volt, Skyline
Galaxy, Saturn, Mercury, Astro, Eclipse
Eclipse, Mercury, Saturn, Equinox, Taurus
Eclipse, Saturn, Taurus, Mercury
Mercury, Saturn, Atom, Eclipse, Taurus
Astro, Mercury, Saturn, Solaris, Nova
Mercury, Saturn, Sirius, Taurus
Saturn, Mercury, Taurus, RangeRover
Mercury, Saturn
Mercury, Saturn, Taurus, Comet, Galaxy
Nova, Eclipse, Saturn, Taurus, Mercury
Galaxy, Nova, Mercury, Saturn, Comet

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

Student responses
Sections 70158, 70160

MilkyWay, Marsbars, ChickenandStars, Sparks
BlueMoon, CapriSun, Starburst, Sunkist, MilkyWay
BlueMoon, MilkyWay, Marsbars, MoonPies, Starburst, SunChips
MilkyWay, Starburst, Marsbars, Sundrop, Sunkist
MilkyWay, SunnyD, Sunkist, Starburst, Sunchips
Moonpies, Starburst, Marsbars, MilkyWay, CelestialSeasonings, Starbucks
Marsbars, MilkyWay, Sunkist, SunnyD, Starburst
Starburst, LunaBar, MilkyWay, Sunchips, Eclipse
Marsbars, MilkyWay, LunaBar, Sunkist, Starbucks
MilkyWay, Mars, MoonPie, Starburst, Sunchips
MoonPies, MilkyWay, Marsbars, Orbit, SunnyD
Eclipse, Starbucks, Marsbars, LunaBar, MilkyWay
MilkyWay, Cometpeanutbutter, Fireballs, MoonPie
MilkyWay, blueberries, Marsbars, FigNewtons
sundriedtomatoes, SunMaid, Marsbars, MilkyWay, Starburst, SunChips
Marsbars, MilkyWay, Orbit, Cosmic, MoonPies
MilkyWay, SunChips, Marsbars, LunaBar, Starburst
MilkyWay, Starburst, MoonPie, BlueMoon, SunnyD, Orbit
MilkyWay, Orbit, StarFarms, SunChips, Starburst, sunflowerseeds, BlueMoon
BlueMoon, Starburst, MilkyWay, Marsbars
MilkyWay, SunnyD, Orbit
MilkyWay, AngryBirdsinSpace, Marsbars, starfruit, Starburst
MilkyWay, Marsbars, Starburst, Orbit, Corona, SunnyD
MilkyWay, Marsbars, LuckyCharmsshootingstars, Starburst, starfruit

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

Student responses
Sections 70158, 70160

Comet
Comet, Orbit, Clips
BuzzLightyear, Comet, Venus, FiveStar, sunblock
SamsungGalaxy, FamousStarsandStripes, Venus, BlueMoon, solarpanel
Comet, Orbit, Eclipse, LashBlast, BareMinerals
Venus, Comet, Dawn, Tide, Solarcain, sunblock
Comet, MercuryRising, BlueMoon, Venus, Omega
Venus, Comet, Sunkist, BlueMoon, Crest
BlueMoon, LunaVineyards, Solace, Comet, Sun, Tide
BlueMoon, Sunkist, Orbit, Rockstar, Comet
LightYear, Venus, Comet, BlueMoon
BlueMoon, Comet, Dawn, Firestone, Solace, Tide
Comet, Skyy, Cosmopolitan, TequilaSunrise, Sunkist
BlueMoon, Venus, Orbit, Eclipse
BlueMoon, SunnyD, Venus, Orbit, Dawn, Comet
Comet, Venus
BlueMoon, Comet, Tide, Dawn, Venus
Venus, Comet
Venus, lightbulbs, Comet
GalaxyTheater, SamsungGalaxy, DarkSideoftheMoon
Orbit
RockStar, Corona, BlueMoon, CapriSun
Venus, Comet, CoinStar, Sun, Tide
Constellation, Sunkist, Comet, Dawn, Solace

Previous posts:

• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, spring semester 2012).
• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, fall semester 2011).
• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, fall semester 2010).
• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, spring semester 2010).

Presentation: marketplace astronomy

Before we begin, let's watch everything you will be learning this semester in this course in a movie less than seven minutes long. There is no narration for this movie--just enjoy the show for now. But by at the end of this semester, you should be able to narrate this movie for yourselves--or at least tell something about what you learned at each step. (Video link: "The Known Universe by AMNH (American Museum of Natural History).")

Today we'll participate in something called "Marketplace Astronomy" (D. Schatz, "Why Should We Care About Exploding Stars?" Universe in the Classroom, no. 8, Spring 1987 (astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/08/stars2.html)).

Since will be your very first in-class activity for this course, let's explain a few things before we get started.

Find your assigned group and your assigned seating for today. (You'll be working with different groups each class, so eventually you'll get to meet everyone else in this class.)

Notice that everyone appears as a dog, cat, bear, or bunny on the roster sheets, so after you find your assigned seating, group pictures will be taken, and your faces will be cropped out. (Anyone notice the degrees of separation between these people? Also note that these are not the real faces for these names.)

When you get your group worksheets, discuss and list at least five astronomy-related car brands--they can either be makes or models, and can be classic and/or current cars.

Then list some astronomy-related name brands you would find at a supermarket. Think of at least five food-related brand names, and at least five non-food related brand names. (Now would alcohol be considered a food, or non-food item? Hey, that's your call.)

Even though you might find DVDs, books, and miscellaneous merchandise at a supermarket, avoid any astronomy-related TV shows, movies and books, as these would be too obvious. (You know who you are, "trekkers" and "twihards.")

Also answer a few other questions on the worksheet, such as:

• List at least three astronomy-related concepts you expect to be interesting.
• List at least three astronomy-related concepts you expect to be confusing.
• Ask at least one question, or make a comment that you would like the instructor to respond to at the end of this in-class activity.

When your group has completed with the worksheet, turn it in at the front of the class, and we will have a whole-class discussion to share your responses.

Now let's take a look at the some results from previous semesters.

Presentation: "Using 'Wordles' to Stimulate Student-Teacher Interactions" (SCAAPT spring 2012)

Contributed talk presented at the Southern California Section of the American Physics Association of Teachers Spring 2012 meeting, April 21, 2012, 3:45 PM, room ARTS 240, California State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, CA.

Myself.

First off, let's have some audience participation with the classic "Astronomy in the Marketplace" activity (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).

Turn to your neighbor, and list some astronomy-related name brands you would find at a supermarket. Think of food-related brand names, and non-food related brand names.

From the first day of instruction for introductory astronomy at Cuesta College, here is the word tag cloud generated by Wordle.net for food-related astronomy brand names. Frequently-listed brands are larger, while brand names used only once are smallest. How many of these brand names were you able to list? Anyone have brand names not listed here?

Non-food related astronomy brand names listed by Cuesta College students. Again, how many of these brand names were you able to list? Anyone have brand names not listed here?

Let's take a look at more specific examples of using word tag clouds to generate student-teacher discussion.

Cuesta College introductory astronomy students were prompted to list words and concepts associated with "big bang" before instruction on this topic. Note how much larger explosion and theory are more than expansion.

This was also done following the quiz on cosmology, where students listed expansion and theory much larger than explosion.

Another example of how word tag clouds are used to stimulate student-teacher discussion is where Cuesta College (algebra-based) physics students listed topics they found interesting from the first midterm, which includes kinematics, Newton's laws, and circular motion.

These students were also prompted to list confusing topics as well. Note the differences in how friction, Newtonslaws, projectilemotion, and circularmotion are shown in the interesting and confusing word tag clouds.

Let's take a closer look at the process of generating word tag clouds. SurveyMonkey.com is used to assign and collect reading quizzes to prepare students before coming to lecture. Here it is used to prompt for word tags associated with Mars.

These words/phrases are lightly edited, and then put into the Wordle.net interface to generate a tag cloud.

And to close, a word tag cloud generated for the text of the presentation abstracts at this meeting. Note the predominant word: students.

Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags

Astronomy 210 In-class activity 1, spring semester 2012
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

120120-carwordle
http://www.flickr.com/photos/waiferx/6733751333/
Originally uploaded by Waifer X

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/4705552/Untitled).


120120-foodwordle
http://www.flickr.com/photos/waiferx/6733751421/
Originally uploaded by Waifer X

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/4705559/Untitled).


120120-nonfoodwordle
http://www.flickr.com/photos/waiferx/6733751513/
Originally uploaded by Waifer X

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/4705569/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 three astronomy-related car brand names.

Student responses
Sections 30674, 30676

Saturn, Mercury, Titan
Saturn, Mercury, Astro
Infiniti, Mercury, Saturn
Saturn, Mercury, Subaru, Volt, Sky, Celeste
Mercury, Subaru, Eclipse
Taurus, Saturn, Mercury
Saturn, Mercury, Subaru, Astro
Saturn, Infiniti, Nova
Saturn, Subaru, Volt
Nova, Saturn, Galaxy
Astro, Galaxy, Taurus
Saturn, Infiniti, Mercury
Mercury, Saturn, Taurus
Mercury, Saturn, Infiniti
Aerostar, Explorer, Saturn, Aura, Mercury
Mercury, Eclipse, Saturn
Mercury, Saturn, Comet
Saturn, Eclipse, Scion, Astro
Saturn, Mercury, Taurus, Eclipse, Nova, Voyager
Saturn, Mercury, Galaxy
Nova, Saturn, Mercury, Astro
Saturn, Mercury, Fusion
Mercury, Cobalt, Nova, Astro, Saturn
Mercury, Saturn, Taurus, Subaru, Galaxy
Saturn, Nova, Mercury, Galaxy, Astro
Mercury, Saturn, Comet

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

Student responses
Sections 30674, 30676

MoonPie, MilkyWay
starfruit, Starburst, MilkyWay, Marsbar
MilkyWay, Starburst, Orbit
Starburst, MilkyWay, LuckyCharms
Marsbar, MilkyWay, Starburst
MilkyWay, Starburst, StaroftheSea
Sunkist, SunChips, Starburst
MoonPie, MilkyWay, Sunkist
Starburst, MilkyWay, SunChips
MilkyWay, MoonPie, Marsbar, SunChips
Sunkist, Starburst, MilkyWay
MilkyWay, Marsbar, MoonPie
MilkyWay, MoonPie, Orbit
Starburst, Marsbar, MilkyWay
CapriSun, Sunkist, SunnyD
MilkyWay, Starburst, Eclipse, Marsbar
Sunburst, MilkyWay, Starburst, starfruit
MoonPie, MilkyWay, Lunabar
Marbar, MilkyWay, Moonshine, Starbucks, BlueMoon
MilkyWay, Starburst, Marsbar
AstroPop, SunnyD, MilkyWay
MilkyWay, MoonPie, Marsbar
BlueMoon, MilkyWay, Sunkist, SunnyD, Starburst
Trident, Orbit, AstroPop, MilkyWay, Starburst
MilkyWay, starfruit, Marsbar
MilkyWay, Marsbar, Corona, Sunkist, SunnyD, BlueMoon

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

Student responses
Sections 30674, 30676

BlueMoon
Venusrazor, Comet, BlueMoon
Starbucks, light, gravity
BlueMoon, Skyline, Comet
Venusrazor, Orbit
Comet, Venusrazor
Sextantwine, Venusrazor, Comet
SkyyVodka, BlueMoon, VerizonGalaxy
Skyviewwine, sunscreen
BlueMoon, Sunkist, Starburst
Comet, Moonshine, Ka-boom
Comet, Orbit, Venusrazor
Comet, BlueMoon, Tide
sunscreen, Tide, PopularScience
Sun, Comet, Dawn
Venusrazor, BlueMoon, Comet
Comet, sunscreen, Dawn
Nova, SunnyD, Starbucks
Comet, tequilasunrise, LAGalaxy, Globetrotters, Venusrazor
sunglasses, Venusrazor, SpaceBags
Comet, BlueMoon, Nova
BlueMoon, Telescopicmascara, Comet
Comet, SpaceBags, Venusrazor
Comet, Ajax, Venusrazor, Tide, Trojans
Comet, sunscreen, Moonshine
Comet, Tide, sunscreen

Previous posts:

• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, fall semester 2011).
• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, fall semester 2010).
• Astronomy in-class activity: astronomy in the marketplace tags (Cuesta College, spring semester 2010).