March 19 - 23, 2012
March 19, 2012 Activity 1: The Solar Cycle This activity takes you through the variability of the Sun as it changes with time. You can investigate the cycles of the Sun with 250 years of data! Learn to recognize common features and match X-ray images of the Sun with visible light images from the same day. Notes for Teachers Activity 2: The Colors of the Sun This activity takes you through the different ways that scientists look at the Sun by studying different parts of its spectrum. Build your own inexpensive, color, filter wheel and use it to study an image of the Crab Nebula! Discover why scientists use different filters to study astronomical images. View several images of the Sun as seen through different solar filters. Notes for Teachers