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A Look at Sunspots
Students will understand how the development of new technology has increased our knowledge of how the sun works.
Science NetLinks
This lesson from Science NetLinks helps show students how our knowledge of the universe must be inferred through the use of scientific tools. Specifically, students study sunspots in these lessons through the use of solar imaging from satellite instruments currently circling the sun.
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