YSE: Sunspots Program

Oh No! The Sun Has Spots!

Materials
  • Library program materials
    • Name tags
    • Sign-up sheet
    • Evaluation forms
    • Assortment of Sun-related books on display
  • Solar viewing
    • Approx 50 solar eclipse glasses
    • Solar projector setup
    • White projection screen
  • Sun and spots
    • Transparencies
    • Overhead projector
    • Screen
  • Sunspot flip book
    • Approx 30 copies of each sunspot page (two pages, on the web at Helen's SunSpots page)
    • Approx 30 children's scissors
    • Two heavy duty staplers
Handouts
  • YSE sheet "What's Up?"
  • Flip book instructions
  • Hubble pictures, stickers, bookmarks
Outline of Program
  • What do we already know about the Sun?
  • Safe Sun viewing.
  • Outside viewing of the Sun with glasses and projector.
  • Appearance of sunspots and how they change.
  • Make sunspot flip book.