Abhinav Vidyalay & Jr. College
Apart From This
Updated: 17-Aug-10
Man has always been willing to explore the unexplored worlds and reach to the ultimate truth of reality. Astronomy was one such branch started to know the cosmic worlds. Today this area has taken the form of space science. Astronomy started with a small aim of observing stars and keeping track of time. It was consisting of optical telescopes and elementary mathematics. As the understanding of physics and other core subjects developed it started expanding.
Astronomy today is not only restricted to optical telescopes and observations but has stretched it's arms to observations at various wavelengths, digital (i.e. computer based) data collection and processing etc. Our knowledge about universe has expanded to a large extent. We have sent our probes to various planets and our deep space telescopes are probing to a great distance in the universe. Telescopes like Hubble have added a valuable knowledge to the universe in the visual realm whereas telescopes like Chandra, Uhuru, XMM-Newton have helped us to develop a better vision about the unseen universe.
Today, space science is expanding all over the globe. It not only includes a small subject like observational astronomy, but also helps to understand the structure and formation of the universe. Space science comprises of developing and building better instruments for exploring the globe, sending various missions taking careful and planned observations and processing the obtained data to probe into the mysteries of cosmos.
Space science in India is a rapidly expanding branch. Organizations like ISRO are continuously developing new instruments to send better probes. Opportunities in this area are growing day by day. As space science requires inputs from all the branches no matter from which branch one is.
Syllabus
The following is a set-wise list of experiments for all standards under this lab. Click on the experiment code to view its lab worksheet. Click on the 'Set' to view/print the lab worksheets for the entire set in an adobe PDF. Click here to view specific learning groups. Each conceptual experiment should be conducted for two periods, where the first period is used for exploring the concept and the second for performing the experiment. The engineering type experiments however should be completed in one period only, with the exception of certain model-making or designing-type jobs. (where the periods needed are specified)
Code Legend: Sp - std - {Observational Astronomy, Computational Astronomy, Earth Science, Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Aeronautics, Digital Electronics} - Serial No
| Set | Set 1 | Set 2 |
| V | Planetary Science Sp5E1_Seasons (2) Sp5E2_TimeZones (2) Sp5A1_Sun (3) Sp5A5_Comets (1) | Basic Flight Sp5Ae1 Four Forces, External Parts & Demo Flight (2) Sp5Ae2 Making Paper Models & Maneuvering (2) Sp5Ae3 X-Gliders - Wing Types (2) Sp5Ae4 X-Gliders - Wing Span calculation (1) Sp5Ae5 X-Gliders - Wing Positions & Stability (1) Sp5Ae6 X-Gliders - Wing Type & Stability (AG) (1) Sp5Ae7 X-Gliders - Wing Type & Distance (AG) (1) Sp5Ae8 X-Gliders - AG contd. |
| VI | Naked Eye Observations Sp6A3_Catalogs (1) Sp6A1_Using Starry-Night - (3) Sp7A7_Parallax (1) | Advanced Flight (Flight Simulator) Sp6Ae1 Ground School - Aerodynamics (2) Sp6Ae2 Ground School - Controls (2) Sp6Ae3 Ground School - Instruments (2) Sp6Ae4 Hands On - Staying afloat (1) Sp6Ae5 Hands On - Searching Challenges (2) Sp6Ae6 Challenge - Crash-Landing (AG) (1) |
| VII | Stellar & Galactic Astronomy Trigonometry with Calculators (3) Astronomy Toolkit (2) ESO - Activity on Observational Cosmology - 1 (3) ESO - Activity on Observational Cosmology - 2 (2) | Rocketry Sp7Ae1 Introducing Rocketry & Escaping Gravity (1) Sp7Ae2 Anatomy of a Rocket (1) Sp7Ae3 Engines, Fuels & Bernoulli's Principle (1) Sp7Ae4 Projectile Motion, Stages of Flight & Apogee (1) Sp7Ae5 Using SpaceCAD (1) Sp7Ae6 SpaceCAD - Designing A Rocket (2) Sp7Ae7 SpaceCAD - Analyzing Performance (1) Sp7Ae8 Rocket Design Challenge (AG) (2) |
| VIII | Digital Electronics - Logic Circuits Sp8DE1 Binary Numbers & Conversions (3) Sp8DE5 Universal Logic Gates (Verifying TT's) (2) Sp8DE6 De Morgan's Laws & Boolean Algebra (1) | Digital Electronics - Circuits & Troubleshooting Sp8DE7 Breadboards, IC's & Circuits (2) Sp8DE8 Implementing a Boolean Expression - 1 (2) Sp8DE9 Implementing a Boolean Expression - 2 (2) Sp8DE10 Implementing a Boolean Expression - 3 (1) Sp8DE11 Troubleshooting a Boolean Circuit - (2)
AG: Implementing given logic circuits after analyzing & simplifying them |
| IX | Data Analysis using VirEO | Exercises Using CLEA |
| X | Microprocessors & Assembly Language Sp10DE1 Introduction to 8085A Block Diagram (3) Sp10DE2 8085A Basic Instruction Set (2) Sp10DE3 Introducing 8085A Kits with Hands-On (2) Sp10DE4 Programming Constructs - Pseudo-codes (2) Sp10DE4 Data Transfer Programs - 1 (1) Sp10DE5 Data Transfer Programs - 2 (1) Sp10DE8 Sub Routines - 1 (1) Sp10DE9 Sub Routines - 2 (1) Sp10DE10 8-bit Subtraction (1) Sp10DE11 8-bit Multiplication (1) Sp10DE12 Largest of 8-bit numbers (1)
AG (Over 3 weeks): Any 8085 program not covered in syllabus |
Spacecraft
Sp8Ae1 Introduction to Spacecraft, Types & Missions
Sp8Ae2 Mission Specific Designs & Instruments
Sp8Ae3 Orbits, Maneuvers & Power Sources
Sp8Ae4 Telemetry, Time factors, encoding & decoding
Sp8Ae5 Life Support Systems
Sp8Ae6 Paper Model - NEAR
Sp8Ae7 Designing a Satellite
Sp8Ae8 Encryption Technology
Sp9In1 Telescopes - Objectives, Aperture & F-ratio
Sp9In2 Telescopes - Eyepieces, F-o-V & Magnification
Sp9In3 Telescopes - Mountings & Observatory Sp9In4 Designs
Sp9In4 Telescopes - Collimation & Observation Session Camp
Sp9In5 Spectrometer & Fraunhoefer Spectrum
Sp8DE11 Half-Adder Using NAND
Sp8DE12 Flip-Flop using NAND
Sp8DE13 Shift Register using any UBB
Sp8DE14 1-bit Full-Adder Using NAND
Sp8DE15 Multiplexing & Demultiplexing
Sp8DE16 BCD to Octal Conversion using a 1 of 10 Decoder