Straw Painting the Sun
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| Heliophysics Big Ideas |
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| NGSS |
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| Heliophysics Topics |
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| Material Cost per Learner | 1 cent – $1 |
| Language | English |
Explore the dynamic Sun through the fun of straw painting! Straw paintings, an ancient Chinese folk art, is an effective way to model the features of the Sun. The Sun is made of gases that are always moving. This movement makes the surface of the Sun a busy place. When the Sun is busy, there are sunspots, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections. Other times the Sun is quiet.