GCSE ASTRONOMY

MODULAR DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE

• Study at home, at times to suit you
• Comprehensive study notes
• Six convenient modules
• Examination tips and advice
• Self assessment questions and longer assignments
• Guidance on coursework projects
• Helpline and revision seminars
• Affordable payment options

The GCSE examination syllabus is provided by Edexcel. The course is conveniently divided into six modules, each of which has been designed to be studied in about 7-8 weeks; this allows the GCSE to be completed within one academic year (there is one examination paper taken in June).

Each module contains:

Comprehensive study notes and suggestions for further, in-depth reading

Advice and hints on how to plan, carry out and present Coursework projects

Self-assessment questions

Longer, structured assignments for return to the course tutor for marking (four sets)

In addition to details on how to study and prepare for GCSE, each student enrolling on the course will receive an examination syllabus and list of Coursework projects. An examination centre can be organised, and past papers will be available at no extra charge later in the course.

The charge for each module is £25, but savings can be made by ordering three modules (£70) or all six modules (£140, including a free copy of GCSE Astronomy - A Guide for Pupils and Teachers (RRP £8.95)).

All students are invited to a Revision Seminar shortly before the examination date.

GCSE Astronomy Modules

An Introduction to Astronomy
The Night Sky, Stars and Constellations; Lunar Phases; An introduction to the Solar System; Celestial co-ordinates; Nebulae; Astronomical Distances and Stellar Photography

Planet Earth
Planet Earth and its Atmosphere; Latitude and Longitude; The Earth’s Orbit; Shadow Sticks; Time and Sundials; Eclipses and Tides; Spectroscopy

The Moon and The Sun
Observational Features of the Moon; Physical Features: maria, craters, wrinkle ridges; The Sun’s Structure and Energy Source; Sunspots and Prominences; Aurorae and other Solar-Terrestrial Interactions

The Solar System
The Major Planets; Satellites and Ring Systems; Planetary Orbits and Kepler’s Laws; Comets, Asteroids and Meteors; The Oort Cloud and Kuiper Belt

Stars and Galaxies
Stellar Magnitudes; Circumpolar Stars; Stellar Distances; Physical Properties of Stars and the HR Diagram; Nebulae; Stellar Evolution; The Milky Way; Normal and Active Galaxies; Cosmology and The Big Bang

Observing Techniques and Space Exploration
Telescopes and Observatories; The Electromagnetic Spectrum; Binary Stars; Radio Astronomy and its Discoveries: Pulsars and Radar Techniques; Rocketry, Uses of Satellites and Notable Space Missions.

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