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How Do We Study the Sun From Earth by Thomas N. Tomas

A spacecraft appears in the foreground on the right, while the Sun appears in orange in the background on the left.
An artist's concept shows the ESA-NASA SOHO spacecraft.
Levels
  • Introductory (K-5)
Material Type
  • Activity/Hands-on
  • Lesson Plan
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 2.2 – The Sun defines the space…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
  • ESS2 - Earth's Systems
Heliophysics Topics
  • Sun
  • Solar System
  • Habitable Zone
Heliophysics Missions
  • Parker Solar Probe
  • Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

The 5th-6th grade students will describe the Sun-Earth relationship as a natural system. Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.

Learn more at: https://outreach.gi.alaska.edu/nasa-heliophysics/heliophysics/how-do-we-study-sun-earth-thomas-n-tomas