Licking the Edge of the Proverbial Envelope

Licking the Edge of the Proverbial Envelope...Probing the Outer Limits…Part 1

The week will be devoted to researching what the field of cosmology is all about. As you work your way through the websites and the questions posed on this page, think of how dull your existence would be without people like me in your life!! All work on this should be either written in your notebook or typed onto this page. Please be very careful of low energy attempts at plagiarizing!!

This the main website we will be using:

1) Cosmology is the study of what 3 pieces regarding the universe?

When looking at the Current Universe:

2) Describe the Large Scale Structure we observe in the universe.

3) How did we come up with the idea that the universe is expanding?

4) What is the story behind the cosmic microwave background radiation?

5) How does the WMAP image differ from the COBE image?

When looking at the History of the Universe:

6) Using 5 simple statements tell me about this big idea belonging to astronomy.

When looking at the future of the Universe:

7) Explain what our two options seem to be here. Then go back to the cosmology page.

When looking at A Matter of Scale:

8) Go through this app from 1 to 9 and then write 5 things that you found interesting about this information.

Licking the Edge of the Proverbial Envelope...Probing the Outer Limits…Part 1

The week will be devoted to researching what the field of cosmology is all about. As you work your way through the websites and the questions posed on this page, think of how dull your existence would be without people like me in your life!! All work on this should be either written in your notebook or typed onto this page. Please be very careful of low energy attempts at plagiarizing!!

This the main website we will be using:

1) Cosmology is the study of what 3 pieces regarding the universe?

When looking at the Current Universe:

2) Describe the Large Scale Structure we observe in the universe.

3) How did we come up with the idea that the universe is expanding?

4) What is the story behind the cosmic microwave background radiation?

5) How does the WMAP image differ from the COBE image?

When looking at the History of the Universe:

6) Using 5 simple statements tell me about this big idea belonging to astronomy.

When looking at the future of the Universe:

7) Explain what our two options seem to be here. Then go back to the cosmology page.

When looking at A Matter of Scale:

8) Go through this app from 1 to 9 and then write 5 things that you found interesting about this information.