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Topic	Activities
I. Expansion of the Universe
A. Dependence of galatic velocity on distance: the Hubble Law	1. 2D universe expansion with measurements of distance and velocity in Mathematica. Expanding Universe lab at U. of Washington. 2. Expansion data demonstrating the Hubble Law. 3. Audio doppler effect: K&S, p.1.7; red-shift measurements: K&S, p. 2.3; MTB, p. 35; understanding spectra: PS, pp. 269-274. 4. Distance measurements: K&S, pp. 1.6-1.7; Cepheids lab at Northwestern, Cepheids lab at U. of Washington. 5. Hubble lab at U. of Washington, Find H0 from Hubble diagram: K&S, p.2.2.
B. Age of the universe from the Hubble  Law	Age Exercise
C. Globular clusters to corroborate age	Age of globular clusters: K&S, p. 3.4
D. Dark matter effect on the expansion  rate
II. Cosmic Microwave     Background	Decoupling time: K&S, p.6.4
A. Blackbody radiation and spectrum	Temp. dependence using Mm.
B. Fluctuations in the spectrum	Hu's animations temp. fluct. plots, UCSB lab
C. Large scale structure	Compare Mm  and SDSS simulations. Comparisons to data.
III. Helium Abundance	Binding energy: K&S, p. 7.5

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