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2: Energy From The Sun

A solar flare captured by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. (Click to launch movie.)
Introduction
Activities and Materials

Scale of Sun to Earth
Have your students build a scale model of the solar system and learn about the scale of the Sun-Earth system. Scale image

Related to chapter 2 in the print guide.
Sun Facts
Get just the facts about our star, the Sun. Find out just how much energy the Earth receives from the Sun. Sun image

Related to chapter 2 in the print guide.
Part
More than just light, the Sun sends out particles into space. Particles Image

Related to chapter 2 in the print guide.
Random Walk
Learn how energy in the Sun takes a Random Walk on its journey from the center to the Sun's surface.
Related to chapter 2 in the print guide.
EM Spectrum
An Electromagnetic Spectrum chart introduces the EM Spectrum and lists some of the sources of the wavelengths. EMS image

Related to chapter 2 in the print guide.
EM Spectrum
Find out about the various wavelengths that make up the electromagnetic spectrum. EM image

Related to chapter 2 in the print guide.
Infrared: More than your eyes can see
What would you see if you had "infrared vision?" Check out this seven-minute video. Deer image

Related to chapter 2 in the print guide.
Filtered iamges
Scientists look at the Sun with a variety of different filters. Take a look at some of these filtered images. Sun image

Related to chapter 2 in the print guide.
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