Name:
Date:
Mr. Billante
Astronomy
Period: 7
Room 224
Research Assignment
Requirements:
1. The student will select a topic from the “Research Topic List” on
which to complete an Outline.
2. The student will write down the topic on the “Research
Assignment Worksheet” and give it to the teacher. The student
should include their top three choices. This is to ensure only one
person chooses a particular topic.
3. The student will complete a research paper describing their topic.
a) It must be typed, double-spaced with one-inch margins.
b) It must be at least four pages but no longer than six pages.
c) It must have a reference list, documenting the sources.
d) Include a section discussing what you think or what you learned
about your topic.
4. The student will complete an Outline describing the life/history
and significant contributions of your topic. Your Outline should
meet the following requirements.
e) It must be typed with one-inch margins.
f) It must be one page (front and back) in length.
5. The student will do a 5 to 7 minute presentation for the class
regarding your topic.
6. The student will create five multiple choice questions that may be
used for the final exam for the class. The questions will be typed
and turned in after the student does their presentation.
Grading System:
Every student’s research assignment will be graded out of 100 points.
This assignment is worth 20% of your grade.
Research done in the Library
(Show sources)
Research Paper
Reference List
Outline
Presentation
Exam Questions
10 points
50 points
5 points
10 points
20 points
5 points
The Research Papers and Presentations will be graded on accuracy of
topic discussed and on the quality of the presentation.
Due dates:
Research Paper
Outline
Presentation
Exam Questions
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Late papers will be penalized 5 points per each day for every school day the
assignment is late.
No papers will be accepted after Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Name:
Date:
Mr. Billante
Astronomy
Period: 7
Room 224
Research Assignment Worksheet
Research Topic Selected:
1st Choice:
2nd Choice:
3rd Choice:
Source #1:
Source #2:
Source #3:
Source #4:
Source #5:
Astronomy: Research Topic List
1. Isaac Newton
2. Albert Einstein
3. Galileo Galilie
4. Speed of light
5. Nicolaus Copernicus
6. Johannes Kepler
7. Tycho Brahe
8. Black Holes and Quasars
9. Caroline Herschel
10.Steven Hawking
11.Louis de Broglie
12.Archaeoastronomy
13.Edmond Halley
14.Jupiter and it’s Moons
15.George Gamow
16.Carl Sagan
17.Henrietta Swan Leavitt
18.Galaxies
19.Aristotle
20.Ptolemy and the Ptolemaic universe
21.Heinrich Olbers
22.Edwin Hubble
23.Maria Mitchell
24.Life and Death of Stars
25.Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
26.Benjamin Banneker
27.Big Bang Theory
28.Giordano Bruno
29.Compare Venus and Mars
30.Compare Jupiter and Saturn
31. George Airy
32.Asteroids, Meteors and Comets
33.James Clerk Maxwell
34.Dark Matter
35.Annie Jump Cannon