WC04 - "As the Sun Burns" - Experiment Results

Air Date: November 23, 1999

Hosted by Paul Mortfield

This follow-up show will highlight experiment results from last month's show "As the Sun Burns". Please note that show time begins at 11:00am Pacific Time (or 2:00pm Eastern)

Students representing the different grade levels will present results from the curriculum and classroom activities that they performed. See how other students did the experiments. Compare them to your results and add comments or ask questions through the online chatroom available. Solar Astronomer Dr. Todd Hoeksema, from Stanford University will be on hand to answer students questions. You can obtain the activities from the list below.

Students present will be visiting from:

• North Star Academy in Redwood City, CA
• Sandpiper Elementary School in Redwood City, CA

  
  To connect to the show, or view the archive after the air date, connect to: NASA's Learning Technologies Channel - Solar Series.

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  Curriculum and Classroom Activities:

  Click on the grade Level to get the desired PDF file of activities for your class.

  These classroom materials have been developed by NASA Curriculum Specialist, Susanne Ashby.

  October

  Grade Level	Curriculum / Class Activity
  Grades 2-4	UV Beads Experiment
  Grades 5-8	Experiments with UV beads, sunglasses and sunscreen..
  Grades 9-12	UV Beads Experiment. Write a report on Global Warming, ozone. UV effects on plants and animals (biology).

  Return to Stanford SOLAR Center