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The dark region seen on the face of the sun at the end of March 2013 is a coronal hole just above and to the right of the middle of the picture, which is a source of fast solar wind leaving the sun in this image from NASA Solar Dynamic Observatory.

Audience

Educators

Grade Levels

Grades K-4, Grades 5-8

Subject

Technology, Solar System and Planets, Sun, Photography and Imaging

Type

Lesson Plans / Activities

Students will investigate the importance of technological advancement to science. They will recreate a solar image taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) using interconnecting building blocks, and discuss how their re-creations relate to image resolution. Students will also compare SDO images to solar images from older spacecraft to see how improved technology helps scientists learn more about the Sun.

Resolution Matters