Students access and use real data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory to estimate the rotation period of our Sun. Students will use digital tools, make accurate observations and measurements, apply mathematical knowledge, and evaluate their results.
You can download the individual files needed for this activity below, or this zip file (9mb) contains them all.
Occupation: Mathematician and Human Computer
Year born: 1910
Research Areas: Computer Programming
Occupation: Physicist & Astronomer
Year born: 1873
Research Areas: Relativity, Black Holes, Quantum Theory, Stars, Comets
"Mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, march in one front."
Occupation: Physicist & Author
Year born: 1942
Research Areas: Cosmology, Theoretical Physics
Occupation: Mathematician, Astronomer
Year born: 1868
Research Areas: The Sun, Sunspots, Magnetic Storms
Occupation: Mathematician
Year born: 1918
Research Areas: Rocket Flightpaths, Trajectories, Orbital Mechanics
"I loved going to work every single day"
A worksheet containing numeracy word problems.
These are linked to the Apollo Moon Landings, and involve two-step calculations.
A separate activity is available here containing one-step word problems.
A worksheet containing numeracy word problems.
These are linked to the Apollo Moon Landings, and involve one-step calculations.
A separate activity is available here containing two-step word problems.
