DESCRIPTION
This activity lets participants safely view the Sun and study features on its face. A solarscope projects an image of the Sun on a flat surface, where visitors can trace its outline and mark any sunspots on a sheet of paper. Taking solar observations over the course of several days will allow you to track trends in solar activity, too!
DESCRIPTION
This activity lets participants safely view the Sun and study features on its face. A solarscope projects an image of the Sun on a flat surface, where visitors can trace its outline and mark any sunspots on a sheet of paper. Taking solar observations over the course of several days will allow you to track trends in solar activity, too!
TRAINING VIDEOS
OBJECTIVES
BIG IDEA
The Sun, a hot ball of glowing gas, is the star at the center of our solar system.
LEARNING GOALS
- Special tools allow scientists to carefully and safely observe the Sun—just like you!
- Some NASA scientists study solar activity to better understand how EArth and the rest of the solar system respond to the Sun.
DOWNLOAD FILES
- Observe the Sun facilitator guide (PDF)
- Observe the Sun activity guide (PDF)
- Sunspots and the Solar Cycle info sheet (PDF)
- Parker Solar Probe info sheet (PDF)
- Solar Observation worksheet (PDF)
- Solarscope user guide (PDF)
- Observe the Sun table sign (PDF)
- Sunspots and the Solar Cycle info sheet (Spanish) (PDF)
- Observe the Sun activity guide (Spanish) (PDF)
- Observe the Sun table sign (Spanish) (PDF)
- Solar Observation worksheet (Spanish) (PDF)
- Parker Solar Probe info sheet (Spanish) (PDF)
BROWSE RELATED RESOURCES
Credits
Museum of Life and Science
Sciencenter
This material is based on work supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award numbers NNX16AC67A and 80NSSC18M0061. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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