Course title

ASTRONOMY

Pre-requisite

BIOLOGY 1

Course description

Description: Astronomy will provide students with theory in nighttime observations of the seasonal skies. In addition to textbook and laboratory related materials, students will work extensively with the high school planetarium. The course will cover the following: Earth motions and how those motions affect the day and night sky; constellation location in the northern and southern skies; celestial movements of the sun and moon; planetary location, motion, and comparative planetary geology; and life cycles of stars and galaxies. Evaluation criteria include homework assignments, student participation in class, completion of projects and assignments, and tests and quizzes.

School Country

United States

School state

Pennsylvania

School city

Pittsburgh

High school

Fox Chapel Area High School

School Address

611 Field Club Road

School zip code

15238

Requested competency code

Lab Science

Date submitted

03/31/2025

Deferred

Yes

Deferred date

04/16/2025

Deferred Reason

In order to be reviewed as a laboratory science, we will need a list of laboratory experiments completed for this course and number of hours students spend doing laboratory assignments each week.

Estimated grade level

12th

Online / Virtual

No