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 ======AY 375 - Fall 2016: Fifth Day Lesson Plan====== ======AY 375 - Fall 2016: Fifth Day Lesson Plan======
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-(5 minutes) Students will take a few minutes to pick partners for this week's homework (see below). We'll record who's visiting who on the wiki in real time. 
  
 =====Section Recap (15 minutes)===== =====Section Recap (15 minutes)=====
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 +(5 minutes) Students will take a few minutes to pick partners for this week's homework (see below). We'll record who's visiting who on the wiki in real time.
  
 =====Quiz Exchange (30 minutes) ===== =====Quiz Exchange (30 minutes) =====
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 =====Break (5 minutes) ===== =====Break (5 minutes) =====
  
-=====Board Work (35 minutes) =====+=====Board Work (40 minutes) =====
 (15 minutes) Group Activity (15 minutes) Group Activity
   * Groups of 3-4: Each person takes a turn using their mini whiteboard. The others in the group get to choose one question off that person's quiz and ask it. The person must answer that question using the whiteboard.    * Groups of 3-4: Each person takes a turn using their mini whiteboard. The others in the group get to choose one question off that person's quiz and ask it. The person must answer that question using the whiteboard. 
-(20 minutes) Class Activity+(25 minutes) Class Activity
   * As a class: Introduce Jason's photometry activity and explain centroiding procedure. Groups will work on their mini whiteboards to show why sky background can lead to biases in astrometry. Class discusses results and importance of breaking down a difficult problem into a simpler, tangible one and using fake data and graphs/pictures to elucidate an analytic concept.    * As a class: Introduce Jason's photometry activity and explain centroiding procedure. Groups will work on their mini whiteboards to show why sky background can lead to biases in astrometry. Class discusses results and importance of breaking down a difficult problem into a simpler, tangible one and using fake data and graphs/pictures to elucidate an analytic concept. 
  

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