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  ASTR 201 - Using AI Assistance Wisely + How to Study Like a Scientist Course Website: https://astrobytes-edu.github.io/astr201-sp26 (Links to the AI tools are posted on the course website homepage and syllabus.)  
  Discourse Kit Use these in Socratic Seminar, think-pair-share, and group inquiry activities. The goal is not fancy wording—it’s clear scientific thinking.  
  Figure Kit Name: ____________________________ Date: ____________________  
  Math Survival Kit A quick-reference + practice set for scientific notation, exponent rules, unit conversions, and order-of-magnitude reasoning used throughout ASTR 201.  
  Socratic Seminar Toolkit In this course, your engagement grade measures something real: whether you are practicing the skills scientists use to build understanding together.  
  Pedagogical Callout Showcase Sample prompt: A star appears to wobble periodically. Which observable is this?  
  Lecture 2 Reference Tables
Quantity CGS Unit Base Units SI Conversion
Force dyne g cm s\(^{-2}\) \(10^{-5}\) N
Energy erg g cm\(^2\) s\(^{-2}\) \(10^{-7}\) J
Pressure dyne/cm\(^2\) g cm\(^…
 
  Scholarly Engagement & Seminar Norms Artifact Header (for course materials)
Course: ASTR 201
Module: [TBD] (used throughout the semester)
Learning Objectives: Practice scientific reasoning and evidence-based…


 
  Socratic Seminar Prep — Half-Sheet Name: ____________________________ Date: ____________________
Seminar topic / “text” (figure, excerpt, dataset): _______________________________________
 
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