Astronomy , Slide Presentation

Astronomy 1013: Writing C To date, there have been a number of in-class videos shown, in order to illustrate key concepts and approaches. Choose one of those videos (all linked from the course notes on BB) and address each of the following questions within (a) a clear and concise essay (~1 page, single-spaced); OR (b) a short (~5 slide) PowerPoint presentation. 1. Summarize the video in the context of the course. Be certain to be quantitative. 2. In what specific ways does the video address the core concepts of science (the

core concepts of science are…)? 3. Construct an analogy for how science works and use the chosen video to

illustrate your analogy. 4. Comment on what attracted you to discuss that particular video (e.g. “I really

enjoyed this video because…” OR “This video really annoyed me because…”). Suggest specific improvements, particularly improvements that increase the quantitative nature of the video.

Rubric for Grading Writing C 5 Points 3 Points 1 Point 0 Points Summary

Clear, concise, and represents video; quantitative points and course context included

Less clear, longer, and muddies the point of the video; muddies quantitative aspect; class context less clear

Summary wanders and misses the point of the video; no quantitative aspect or course context

Nothing submitted

Core Concepts

Stated clearly and directly linked to the video

Stated, but less clearly linked to the video

Core concepts muddy; poorly linked to the video

Nothing submitted

Analogy

Serious thought for analogy; analogy linked to video

Partial analogy that partially works; weak link to video

Poor analogy that does not mimic the video; no link to the video

Nothing submitted

Improvements

Comments lead to thoughtful ideas to improve video

Comments helpful but less directed to specific areas for improvement

Comments do not address specific areas for improvement

Nothing submitted

Submit on paper to me in class by 4th November 2015. No electronic submission accepted.