The sun and stars
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The Sun and Stars
Produced by Teachers TV, as part of the Teaching Astronomy and Space series looks at the Sun before exploring other stars. Solar physicist Lucie Green explains her keen interest in the sun, our nearest star. Modern space telescopes now allow scientists to see it in great detail and recent solar missions have...
Daytime astronomy
An activity where students use telescopes or binoculars to project an image of the sun onto a screen. Using a microwave oven, they then calculate the speed of light.
Space, Sports, Sun and Safety
This resource contains eight projects:
1. Using UV sensitive beads and sun cream to investigate the effects of ultraviolet radiation.
2. The aim of this activity is to encourage the students to come up with their own investigations, to explore how exposure to UV radiation varies in different countries...