Tracking the movement of sunspots
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This activity from Science NetLinks is part of a three-part series of lessons aimed at showing students how our knowledge of the universe must be inferred through the use of scientific tools. Through the activities of lessons 1 and 2, students should now be familiar with sunspots, active regions, and the type of imaging used to visualize these features of the sun. In this activity, students collect one of two types of images gathered by the SOHO satellite currently circling the sun about one million miles from earth.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 9–12 — Earth/Environmental Science
- Goal 6: The learner will acquire an understanding of the earth in the solar system and its position in the universe.
- Objective 6.04: Assess the spectra generated by stars and our sun as indicators of motion and composition (the Doppler effect).
- Objective 6.05: Evaluate astronomers' use of various technologies to extend their senses:
- Optical telescopes.
- Cameras.
- Radio telescopes.
- Spectroscope.
