Grade Level: 6-8
The Solar Eclipse Implementation Sequence provides a series of lesson plans for students to learn about solar eclipses.
The Solar Eclipse Implementation Sequence provides a series of lesson plans for students to learn about solar eclipses.
In this activity, students will compare the methods scientists use to study the Sun, including drawings made during a total solar eclipse in the 1860’s, modern coronagraphs, and advanced imagery gathered by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
Examine (daytime) surface temperature and solar radiation received at locations found near similar latitudes using NASA Data.