MAJOR TOPICS:
1)
Motions of
the Stars and Planets in the Sky:
Earth
rotating
on axis
2) Ancient
Astronomy:
How we learned about
the Earth as a
planet
and the
Existence of the Solar System
3) Light,
Telescopes,
Observatories (ground-based and space-based)
How
we
study objects that are not on the Earth
4) The
Solar System
as we know it:
Inner
Rocky
Planets: Mercury, Venus,
Earth, Earth's Moon, and Mars
Outer
Giant
Gas Planets: Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,
and Pluto
(Emphasize-->results of Flybys and Landings)
5) The
Remains (left-overs)
of the Formation of
the Solar System:
Comets,
Meteors,
Meteorites, Meteoroids, and Asteroids
6) Intelligent
Life
in the Universe (is there any at all?)