Sun|trek is an educational website about the Sun, our star, and its effect on the Earth's environment. It has been produced by a team of solar research scientists, working with teachers and educators. It is closely linked to the UK school curriculum Sun|trek have produced projects for schools, at Key Stage 4, using real solar data. These Sun|trek projects have been produced by Helen Mason, University of Cambridge, and Miriam Chaplin, Educational Consultant. The remaining Sun|trek resources were produced by Mike Cripps for Key Stage 3 and 4.
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How Big and How Far?
How big?
This resource uses scale models to understand the huge differences between the Sun and other stars in the galaxy. The spreadsheet gives scales for the Sun and five...
Hubble's Universe
The aim of this resource is to understand the levels of structure in space – Solar System, galaxy, Universe. The spreadsheet exercise allows students to discover this structure in a graphical form. Students can find more...
Measurements with the Sun
Measuring the diameter of our star This simple exercise allows students to measure the diameter of the Sun using a metre rule and two pieces of card. An image of the Sun needs to be projected on the card using a small hole in one piece of card.
Measuring the number of hours in a day...
Solar Tornadoes
This resource uses the context of tornadoes in the solar atmosphere to investigate circular motion and energy changes. A hole is drilled in the bottom of a washing up bowl and orange pith can be used to track the motion of the water when draining through the bottom and creating a vortex. The Key Stage Three...
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| Subject(s) | Mathematics, Science, Physics, Practical work, Outside the classroom, Demonstrations, Chemistry |
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| Age | 11-14, 14-16 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx5y3 |
