Choice Project: Research an Astronomer 25-26

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Select one of these lesser known astronomers to research:
Benjamin Banneker (1731 - 1806) - authored one of the first series of almanacs accurately predicting the positions of the Sun, the Moon, and the planets
Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868 - 1921) - determined the distance of Cepheid stars
Annie Jump Cannon (1863 - 1941) - created the Harvard classification system of stars
Dr. Vera Rubin (1928 - 2016) - discovered dark matter
Al-Battani (850 - 929) - determined the length of a solar year
Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943 - ) - discovered pulsar stars
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (903 - 986) - first to describe the Andromeda galaxy
Aristarchus (310 BCE - 230 BCE) - proposed a geocentric solar system before Copernicus
Ole Roemer (1644 - 1710) - calculated the speed of light
Dr. Arthur Bertram Cuthbert Walker II (1936 - 2001) - developed x-ray and ultraviolet telescopes used to capture the first detailed photogaphs of the Sun's corona
Dr. Harvey Washington Banks (1923 - 1979) - first African American scientist to earn a doctorate in astronomy
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910 - 1995) - determined the mass of white dwarfs
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784 - 1846) - first to calculate the distance to a star
Dr. Beth A. Brown (1969 - 2008) - NASA astrophysicist who specialized in black holes and x-ray radiation from galaxies
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. (1942 -  ) - first African American astronaut to fly in space
Charles F. Bolden Jr. (1946 - ) - astronaut and first African American administrator of NASA
Dr. Bernard Harris Jr (1956 - ) - first African American to walk in space
Frederick Gregory (1941 - ) - first African American to pilot a space shuttle
Dr. Mae Jemison (1956 - ) - first African American woman in space
Dr. Ronald E. McNair (1950 - 1986) - African American astronaut aboard the Challenger space shuttle
Michael P. Anderson (1959 - 2003) - African American astronaut aboard the Columbia space shuttle
Leland Melvin (1964 - ) - African American astronaut and former professional football player
Katherine Johnson (1918 - 2020) - NASA mathematician whose calculations were essential to the success of America's spaceflights
Nancy Grace Roman (1925 - 2018) - first female executive at NASA and instrumental in launching the Hubble Space Telescope
Asaph Hall (1829 - 1907) - discovered Mars' moons
This list is just a start!  If there's another person you would like to research, let Mrs. Winer know.

You may choose to use this document to help organize your thoughts but it is not required: 

Select one of these lesser known astronomers to research:
Benjamin Banneker (1731 - 1806) - authored one of the first series of almanacs accurately predicting the positions of the Sun, the Moon, and the planets
Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868 - 1921) - determined the distance of Cepheid stars
Annie Jump Cannon (1863 - 1941) - created the Harvard classification system of stars
Dr. Vera Rubin (1928 - 2016) - discovered dark matter
Al-Battani (850 - 929) - determined the length of a solar year
Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943 - ) - discovered pulsar stars
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (903 - 986) - first to describe the Andromeda galaxy
Aristarchus (310 BCE - 230 BCE) - proposed a geocentric solar system before Copernicus
Ole Roemer (1644 - 1710) - calculated the speed of light
Dr. Arthur Bertram Cuthbert Walker II (1936 - 2001) - developed x-ray and ultraviolet telescopes used to capture the first detailed photogaphs of the Sun's corona
Dr. Harvey Washington Banks (1923 - 1979) - first African American scientist to earn a doctorate in astronomy
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910 - 1995) - determined the mass of white dwarfs
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784 - 1846) - first to calculate the distance to a star
Dr. Beth A. Brown (1969 - 2008) - NASA astrophysicist who specialized in black holes and x-ray radiation from galaxies
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. (1942 -  ) - first African American astronaut to fly in space
Charles F. Bolden Jr. (1946 - ) - astronaut and first African American administrator of NASA
Dr. Bernard Harris Jr (1956 - ) - first African American to walk in space
Frederick Gregory (1941 - ) - first African American to pilot a space shuttle
Dr. Mae Jemison (1956 - ) - first African American woman in space
Dr. Ronald E. McNair (1950 - 1986) - African American astronaut aboard the Challenger space shuttle
Michael P. Anderson (1959 - 2003) - African American astronaut aboard the Columbia space shuttle
Leland Melvin (1964 - ) - African American astronaut and former professional football player
Katherine Johnson (1918 - 2020) - NASA mathematician whose calculations were essential to the success of America's spaceflights
Nancy Grace Roman (1925 - 2018) - first female executive at NASA and instrumental in launching the Hubble Space Telescope
Asaph Hall (1829 - 1907) - discovered Mars' moons
This list is just a start!  If there's another person you would like to research, let Mrs. Winer know.

You may choose to use this document to help organize your thoughts but it is not required: 

Choice Project: Research an Astronomer 25-26

Choice Project: Research an Astronomer 25-26

Create an attractive digital project about an astronomer, including a brief biography, important discoveries, and the impact their work had on the field of astronomy using your favorite tool (Powerpoint, Canva, Prezi, etc).

Please include a list of your sources.

You will be graded using the following rubric:

Create an attractive digital project about an astronomer, including a brief biography, important discoveries, and the impact their work had on the field of astronomy using your favorite tool (Powerpoint, Canva, Prezi, etc).

Please include a list of your sources.

You will be graded using the following rubric:

Provide the link to your project or upload it by clicking on the blue plus sign in the upper right of the text box.

Create an attractive digital project about an astronomer, including a brief biography, important discoveries, and the impact their work had on the field of astronomy using your favorite tool (Powerpoint, Canva, Prezi, etc).

Please include a list of your sources.

You will be graded using the following rubric:

Create an attractive digital project about an astronomer, including a brief biography, important discoveries, and the impact their work had on the field of astronomy using your favorite tool (Powerpoint, Canva, Prezi, etc).

Please include a list of your sources.

You will be graded using the following rubric:

Provide the link to your project or upload it by clicking on the blue plus sign in the upper right of the text box.