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Sunspot Science Digi Kit Lesson Plan

Digi Kit cover featuring three images of sunspots
Levels
  • Advanced (9-12+)
  • Intermediate (6-8)
Material Type
  • Lesson Plan
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 3.3 - Our Sun, like all stars, has a life cycle.
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
  • PS3 - Energy
  • PS4 - Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
Heliophysics Topics
  • Space Weather
  • Sunspot
  • Solar Cycle
Heliophysics Missions
  • Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
  • Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

This interactive Digi Kit uses NASA SOHO data to explore sunspot patterns, teaching frequency and period concepts through authentic solar observations. A web-based interactive lab that blends physics, geometry, and astronomy, students build and use physical models to explore solar phenomena. The resource includes core lesson plans, videos, simulations, tutorials, and readings. Learners examine time-stamped sunspot images from NASA's Solar Heliospheric Observatory to identify patterns and determine whether these patterns conform to existing scientific theory. The accompanying multimedia supports best practices in teaching solar phenomena, rotating frames of reference in space, and periodicity.

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