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, Astronomer
Year born: 1868
Research Areas: The Sun, Sunspots, Magnetic Storms
Wedi’i anelu at ddisgyblion 7-11 oed, mae’r gweithgaredd hwn yn rhoi cyfle ymarferol i'r disgyblion i ddysgu am y dydd a’r nos. Gan ddefnyddio pêl o play-doh a thortsh, bydd y disgyblion yn darganfod sut mae cylchdro'r Ddaear yn achosi’r dydd a’r nos.
Occupation: Meteorologist, Solar Astronomer
Year born: 1830
Research areas: sunspots, solar eclipses
This animation show what happens during a total and partial solar eclipse.
Can you see that the sky gets darker when the Moon passes through our view of the Sun? Did you notice it gets much darker during a total eclipse than during a partial one?
