Solar & Geomagnetic
The unit is a class project in which students look at various data from the Sun and record its effect on the Earth over a one month span. The data include daily visual sunspot information, Small Radio Telescope (SRT) solar energy recordings, and changes in the Earth’s magnetic field measured with a magnetometer. The data are then compared and correlated to on-line data sources at the end of the month. The outcome is that students, through their collection and analysis of data, see that solar activity affects the Earth.
The unit can be used in a high school or middle school astronomy curriculum. Many of the activities are stand alone and can be incorporated into earth science, chemistry, or physics curricula.
The student’s workbook includes:
- Background Information...Readings with directed questions
- Activities...Parabolic dish activity
- Magnetic ball activity
- Matching game
- Sunspotter pages, Magnetometer pages, Sagamore Hill data pages, SRT pages
- Final Project results
The teacher’s edition contains topic lecture PowerPoints, Jeopardy review PowerPoints, and student masters.
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