Weekly Reading and Assignment Overview
Lesson Textbook Field Guide and PLUS Observation Reading Assignments Time
Lesson 1: 1-8 Get a fashlight Introduction
Lesson 2: 9-27 Build a compass, p. 4 The Movement of the Sun
Lesson 3: 126-128 Summer Constellations, p. 5 10 pm The Summer Constellations
PLUS 1: Building Stonehenge (Part 1) Morning Horizons
Lesson 4: 29-32, Limiting Magnitude, p. 6 After 10 pm The Magnitude of Stars 119-120
Lesson 5: 36-53 Stars Around Polaris, p. 7 10 pm & The Northern Constellations midnight
PLUS 2: Building Stonehenge (Part 2) Evening Horizons
Lesson 6: 145-150 Finding the Planets, p. 8 1 hr after The Planet Saturn sunset
Lesson 7: None Sky at a Glance, p. 9 After dark The Seasonal Skies (Part 1)
PLUS 3: Create a Working Sundial The Shadows of Time
Lesson 8: None Summer Constellations, p. 10-11 10 pm The Seasonal Skies (Part 2) Lesson 9: 129-131 Fall Constellations, p. 12 10 pm The Fall Constellations
Lesson 10: 71-79 Stars Around Polaris, p. 13 10 pm & The Zodiac (Part 1) midnight
PLUS 4: Literature of the Heavenly The Harmony of the Spheres Spheres
Lesson 11: 80-92 Draw the Zodiac, p. 14 10 pm The Zodiac (Part 2)
Lesson 12: 145-150 Finding the Planets (review), p. 15 1 hr after The Planet Jupiter sunset
Lesson 13: 33-35; Finding Orion, p. 16 11 pm Orion 51-53
PLUS 5: Paul and the Poets in Athens We are Indeed His Ofspring
Lesson 14: None Fall Constellations, p. 17-18 9 pm The Heliocentric Model
Lesson 15: 93-117 Stars Around Polaris, p. 19 9 pm & 11 pm Review for the Midterm Exam
Lesson 16: 121-123 Winter Constellations, p. 20 11 pm The Winter Constellations
PLUS 6: Is the Bible Geocentric? The Center of the Universe
Lesson 17: None Finding Orion, p. 21 9 pm Deeper into Space (Part 1)
Lesson 18: None Stars around Polaris, p. 22 9 pm & 11 pm Deeper into Space (Part 2)
Lesson 19: 153-160 Finding the Planets, p. 23 1 hr after The Planet Marks sunset
PLUS 7: Exploring the Exoplanets Alien Worlds Lesson 20: 74-76 Sky at a Glance, p. 24 After dark Dwarf Planet and Asteroids
Lesson 21: 132 Winter Constellations, p. 25-26 11 pm Rising Stars
PLUS 8: Space Probe Spotlight Probing the Darkness
Lesson 22: 45-46 Finding Orion, p. 27-28 11 pm The Southern Constellations
Lesson 23: None Stars Around Planets, p. 29-30 9 pm & 11 pm Axial Precession
Lesson 24: 55-70 Moon Phases, p. 31-40 Depends on The Phases of the Moon phase
PLUS 9: The Biography of a Moonwalker Sailors of the Universe
Lesson 25: 160-166 Moon Phases continued, p. 31-40 Depends on Exploration of the Moon phase
Lesson 26: 174-177 Moon Phases continued, p. 31-40 Depends on The Biblical Calendar phase
Lesson 27: 167-174, Moon Phases continued, p. 31-40 Depends on The Modern Calendar 178-184 phase
PLUS 10: Create a Biblical Calendar Signs & Seasons
Lesson 28: 123-126 Spring Constellations, p. 41 11 pm The Spring Constellations
Lesson 29: 150-152 Finding the Planets, p. 42 1 hr after The Planets Venus and Mercury sunset
Lesson 30: None Meteor Shower April 16-25, p. 43 2 days; 90 min. Comets and Meteor Showers before sunrise
PLUS 11: Planet Travel Poster Wandering Stars Lesson 31: 93-96 Sky at a Glance, p. 44 After dark Lunar Eclipses
Lesson 32: None Spring Constellations, p. 45-46 11 pm Solar Eclipses
PLUS 12: Images from Hubble The Heavens Declare the Glory of God
Lesson 33: 80-92 Draw the Zodiac, p. 47 1 am The Zodiac (Part 3)
Lesson 34: 150-152 Finding the Planets, p. 48 1 hr after Review for the Final Exam (Part 1) sunset
Lesson 35: 133-144 None Review for the Final Exam (Part 2)