In this lesson, students will view actual images of sunspots on the sun’s surface to learn about solar rotation and perform mathematical calculations to compare how fast the sun rotates with how fast Earth rotates.
| Project: | Aurora Alive |
| Subject: | Aurora |
| Theme: | Matter & Energy |
| Grades: | 5-8 |
In this lesson, students will view actual images of sunspots on the sun’s surface to learn about solar rotation and perform mathematical calculations to compare how fast the sun rotates with how fast Earth rotates.