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Astronomy I and II

Designed as part of Greek Studies I, B Track.  
Astronomy I & II: Two-part, full-year course.  Weeks 1-7 discuss the Church's approach to cosmology with Mary O. Daly's Creator and Creation 3e alongside Br. Guy Consolmagno's Brother Astronomer: Adventures of a Vatican Scientist, a lively and enjoyable book that exposes the absurdity of modern media's claim that religion and science are at war. Starting Week 8 we explore the design of the universe with The Essential Cosmic Perspective 5e. The text introduces to the student key physics concepts and the nature and size of celestial bodies in our solar system and beyond. The beauty of the heavens comes to life with the text's gorgeous pictures and top-notch diagrams. The Essential Cosmic Perspective 5e is a lower-division college text for non-math majors, which makes strong reading skills a prerequisite for this course.

 

BOOKS, MATERIALS, AND LIVE CLASS OPTIONS

  • STAA Study Guide: Astronomy IB and IIB, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy. St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, Softcover coil-bound workbook.
  • Brother Astronomer: Adventures of a Vatican Scientist [ORDER USED], Br. Guy Consolmagno. McGraw-Hill, 2001. Print.
  • Creator and Creation, 3rd Edition, Mary O. Daly. Ye Hedge School, 2006. Print.
  • Catechism of the Catholic Church, U.S. Catholic Church. USCCB Publishing, 2000. Print.
  • Essential Cosmic Perspective, The (5th Edition), Jeffrey Bennett, et al.. Pearson Addison-Wesley, 2009. Print.
  • Colored Pencils (Prismacolor 24 Color Pencil Set recommended), Colored Pencils.
  • DOWNLOAD: Quarter End Tests, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy. St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, 2017. PDF download.
  • STAA Student Zone, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, Member Website.
  • [optional] stargazing kit: red LED flashlight, Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, Guide to the Stars chart
  • [optional] Fall Live Class: Astronomy IB, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy. Online Class.
  • [optional] Spring Live Class: Astronomy IIB, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy. Online Class

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