Astronomy | EARTH 051 | High School Accredited Virtual Course

In this non-mathematical look at astronomy, students will learn what people have traditionally thought about space and how scientists currently study it.

Course Outline

1. Observing the Night Sky
2. Historical Highlights in Astronomy
3. The Solar System: The Terrestrial Planets
4: The Solar System—Jovian Planets, Comets, Asteroids, etc.
5: The Sun and Other Stars
6: Galaxies

Credit Hours: 0.5