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Middle School - Grades 7-9
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Calculate the Size of the Sun and Moon
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Can sunspots be used to track and measure the sun's rotation rate and how accurately can they do so?
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Why is The Sky Blue
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Show How Columbus Determined His Latitude
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Do the Planets Revolve Around the Earth or the Sun?
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Build a soda bottle magnetometer to monitor changes in the Earth's magnetic field for signs of magnetic storms
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Measure the diameter of the sun
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View sunspots through a telescope or 'pinhole' camera
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Use the Solar & Heliospheric Observatory satellite (SOHO) to determine the rotation of the sun.
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The Sun: K-12 Experiments & Background
Interdisciplinary Topic: Sun & Light
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Useful Links
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R=Reference
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Science Fair Projects Resources
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Astronomy Resources
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Solar System Resources
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Optics Resources
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Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference
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Safety Resources
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Astronomy Science Fair Books
    
    
    
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