1.  Read units 5, 6, and 8 in the textbook, list questions you have about the reading, and ask them during class time. 1a.  For some orientation on these chapters, go to week 1 instructor notes. 1b.  Here's a very good explanation of solar and lunar eclipses, with excellent graphics (better than your text) to help visualize the answers to tricky eclipse questions. http://www.hermit.org/Eclipse/why_solar.html and here is my own eclipse page: http://www.wwu.edu/depts/skywise/a101_eclipses.html 1c.  Here's a stunning set of pictures of the October 27, 2004 lunar eclipse sent by Mary Gargett, whose father took the pictures in Fairhaven and prepared the overall image: Oct 27 '04 Lunar Eclipse 2.  Respond with written answers to the week 1 discussion questions.   I'll take questions about these during class time.   Assess your responses by comparing with my week 1 DQ responses on this web-site (posted Friday afternoon), as instructed on my responses page.  Turn these in the first day of week 2. 3.  Print out the week 1 quiz and write the letter of your answer for each question on a Scantron sheet (provided in class).  I'll take questions about the quiz during week 1 class time.   Turn these in the first day of week 2.