Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
1 Hour(s) 55 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Tony Ceraso
Rating
Course Overview
A tour of Venus from our night sky to the nightmarish surface of the planet
Venus – Approach with Caution
Venus is the closest planet to the Earth but could hardly be more different. Spacecrafts melt and are pelted with sulfuric acid rain as they streak to the surface of Venus in pitch black skies. 900 mile an hour winds blow as we try to explore this greenhouse of a planet. When studying Venus it is best to approach it with caution.
This Course includes the following great BONUS LESSONS:
What on Earth is Astronomy?
Mini-Lesson: Eclipses
Mini-Lesson: Meteor Showers
Mini-Lesson: Aurora
Project Artemis: America Returns to the Moon
Venus – Approach with Caution
1. Objective
2. Warm-up activity
3. Venus through Earth’s history
4. Venus and its position in the Solar System
5. Phases of Venus
6. Superior and inferior conjunctions of planets
7. Planetary aphelion and perihelion
8. Eccentricity of orbits
9. The Venusian day
10. Retrograde motion
11. Terrestrial planets
12. Visible light
13. The Magellan spacecraft to Venus
14. The Solar System’s temperate zone
15. Venusian atmospheric and surface conditions
16. The Venera and Pioneer missions to Venus
17. Magnetic fields
18. Venusian geology and surface features
19. The Venus Express mission by the European Space Agency
20. Venusian transits and measuring distances within the Solar System
21. Parallax
22. Test questions
23. Cross-curricular activities
My name is Tony Ceraso and I will be your instructor. I sometimes run the planetarium and have written curriculum for the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. I have also written curriculum for NASA’s school visitation program and teach on the college level in NJ.
My goal is for you to thoroughly enjoy this lesson. I love astronomy and I want nothing more out of our time together than for you to have a greater appreciation for the universe through the understanding of this material. Besides the lesson I’m going to preview for you now, the course includes warm up activities, test questions, and cross-curricular activities for you to download as a supplement.
Course Content
- 10 section(s)
- 10 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction
- Section 2 Main Lesson: Venus, Approach with Extreme Caution
- Section 3 Testing and Answer Key
- Section 4 Activities, Resources & Key Terms Defined (Vocabulary)
- Section 5 State Curriculum Standards and Dedications
- Section 6 Bonus Lesson: What on Earth is Astronomy
- Section 7 Bonus Lesson: Eclipse
- Section 8 Bonus Mini Lesson - Meteor Showers
- Section 9 Bonus Mini Lesson - Aurora
- Section 10 Bonus Mini Lesson - The Artemis Project: America Goes Back to the Moon
What You’ll Learn
- Venus is the closest planet to the Earth but could hardly be more different. Spacecrafts melt and are pelted with sulfuric acid rain as they streak to the surface of Venus in pitch black skies. 900 mile an hour winds blow as we try to explore this greenhouse of a planet. When studying Venus it is best to approach it with caution., Venus and it's influence on Earth's history and cultural lore, Venus and it's position in the solar system, Phases of Venus in the night sky, Superior and inferior conjunctions of planets, Planetary aphelion and perihelion, Eccentricity of planetary orbits, The Venusian Day, Retrograde motion, The terrestrial planets, Visible and invisible light, Spacecrafts sent to explore Venus: Magellan, Venera, Pioneer, Venus Express, The Solar System's Goldilocks habitable zone, Venusian atmospheric termoil, Venus's Nightmarish Surface Conditions, The planet's geology and surface feature including active volcanoes, How Venus's motion in front of the Sun helped us measure distances within the solar system, What is a parallax?, Warm-up Activity, Objective, Test Questions and Answers, Cross Curricular Activities
