Sunspot Science Assembled by Caroline Hall, David Straw, and the AAPT/Temple NASA-SSEC Team
  • 1.Lesson Plan
  • 2.Simulation/Model
  • 3.Video/Image Sets
  • 4.Authentic Data Lessons
  • 5.Student Tutorials
  • 6.Background
    • 1: Sunspots
    • 2: Frequency and Period
  • 7.NGSS
    • 1: Performance Expectations
    • 2: Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs)
    • 3: Science and Engineering Practices
    • 4: Crosscutting Concepts

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Background

This section is categorized into two sections: 1) Background on sunspots as a natural phenomenon, and 2) Background on the wave properties of frequency and period.
  • Sunspots
  • Frequency and Period

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