Sunspot Lab Part 1

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:  the process of combining the nucleus of two atoms with extreme force generating a lot of energy

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:  a collection of gas in the universe that is doing nuclear fusion

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: the star in our planetary system that is a medium mass main sequence star

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1. Where does nuclear fusion happen in the sun?​

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2. How is energy from the core moved outside the sun? (one word)​

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3. Where are the sun’s magnetic field lines the strongest?​

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4. What layer of the sun are sunspots on?​ ​

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5. What causes sunspots?​

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Multiple Choice

How do I find the answers to the guiding question section of my lab report?

• Search for the answer online

• Read the information in the research section of the lab

• Compile the data from the lab website

• Think of the answers based on my own knowledge

Multiple Choice

How long does my research answer have to be?

• Answer the question completely however many sentences that takes

• 1 complete sentence with a fact as a part of the sentence

• 2 complete sentences including a fact from the reading

• 3 complete sentences including a fact from the reading

Fill in the Blank

What is your guess for the amount of sunspots in a month?
NUMBERS only

Match

What are the variables in this experiment?

Scientists use telescopes with special filters to study the surface of the sun. To get good data, scientists will record the sun at the same time of day and the same location on Earth.  Scientists observe the surface of the sun and record the number of sunspots.

• Tools

• Control Variable

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

Telescopes with special filters

same time of day and location

Surface of the sun

Number of sunspots

• Telescopes with special filters

• same time of day and location

• Surface of the sun

• Number of sunspots

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The range of data on the website needs to be from ​

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to the same month in ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

November

2001

2024

2000

2025

2015

2005

Decmeber

October

January

Multiple Choice

Which number do you record in your data?

• The date of the year

• the "13-month smoothed monthly total sunspot number"

• the "Monthly mean total Sunspot number"

• Instruction Slides: 

  • https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1M4zzp3NSNGEIJ--rB5gARYSDCqTKgPjD0Y3rKZiggvM/edit?slide=id.g39a3def517f_0_73#slide=id.g39a3def517f_0_73 

• Wayground Instructions:

  • 14103290

• Information Website

  • https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/solar-activity/solar-cycle/historical-solar-cycles.html

  • Make sure to adjust to the correct time period

  • Make sure you are using the “Monthly mean total Sunspot number” not the smoothed average

• DO NOT CHANGE your hypothesis from this point on no matter what new information you discover in the lab. 

• DO NOT turn in page 5-6 until you are done with page 7-8