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What Color is the Sun? And Other Mysteries

What Color is the Sun? And Other Mysteries

This is an activity about color. Participants will use scientific practices to investigate answers to questions involving the color of the sky, sunsets, the Sun, and oceans. This activity requires use of a clear acrylic or glass container to hold water, a strong flashlight, batteries for the flashlight, and powdered creamer or milk.

Keywords:
Heliophysics, Earth and Space Science:Earth Structure:Atmosphere, Earth and Space Science:Solar System:The Sun, History of Science, SOHO, History/Policy/Law, Geoscience, NSDL, The Nature of Science:The Scientific Process, Earth and Space Science:Earth Structure:Ocean and Water, Oceanography, Physics, Iris, Earth and Space Science:Solar System:The Sun:Solar-terrestrial Interactions, Earth System Science, Atmospheric Science, Space Science, SDO, Physical Sciences:Light and Optics
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
Author:
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Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Middle School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
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