Having successfully completed this course,

1. You will be able to identify particular sky objects or regions in the sky by brightness and shape as well as by motion and changes in brightness (see Particular Entities) [Identify Particular Entities];
   
   
2. You will be able to define and give correct examples of the principal concepts of naked-eye astronomy (see Concepts) [Define and Exemplify Concepts];
   
   
3. You will be able to describe the changes in the Sun’s path across the sky over the course of the year and relate the Sun’s path across the sky to your location and directions on Earth using sunrise, sunset, and shadows [Describe Sun Path];
   
   
4. You will be able to identify the phases of the Moon and the variations in the Moon’s path across the sky, correlating phase with moonrise and moonset times as well as calculating future phase dates and approximate moonrise and moonset times [Identify Moon Phase and Path];
   
   
5. You will be able to identify the planets visible to the unaided eye and describe the variations in their paths relative to the Sun and their brightness, predicting future locations of the planets in the sky [Identify Planet Paths and Predict Future];
   
   
6. You will be able to find the principal points among the stars, four guidepost asterisms, the constellations that lie along the Sun’s path, and relate them to the horizontal and equatorial coordinate systems [Find Star Guideposts, Zodiac Constellations, and Coordinate System Relationships];
   
   
7. You will be able to predict when an object is visible in the sky using its equatorial coordinates [Predict Using Equatorial Coordinates];
   
   
8. You will be able to create and analyze two-dimensional diagrams of sky arc, full-sky projection, and orbital models [Create and Analyze Diagrams];
   
   
9. You will be able to distinguish lunar, lunisolar, and solar calendars and identify at least three cultures who used each [Distinguish Calendars];
   
   
10. You will be able to use the calendar to calculate the number of days between astronomical events and predict future events [Calculate Using Calendars];
    
    
11. You will be able to describe the mythology including names associated with the important sky objects of one native American culture as well as the Greek and Roman mythologies [Describe Sky Mythology];
    
    
12. You will be able to identify and decipher at least three artifacts (cultural or archaeological) for one Native American culture that give evidence to the mythology and calendar use of that culture [Identify and Decipher Archaeostronomy Artifacts];
    
    
13. You will be able to identify and collect primary and secondary sources related to archaeoastronomy to form a coherent picture of a particular culture’s astronomical knowledge and mythology [Identify and Collect Archaeoastronomy Sources]; and 
    
    
14. You will be able to describe the evolution of a particular Native American culture’s language, mythology, and calendar in the face of cultural assimilation and integrate this knowledge with the larger picture of European colonization in the post-Columbian Americas [Describe Cultural Evolution].

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