Summerour Middle School, Norcross “Our Sun” 2012-03-05
Today we brought a solar program to the 6th grade at Summerour Middle School in Norcross. Chris, Frank, and Theo showed the sun in white light and H-alpha, where they saw a very active active region 1429 and other sunspots. In addition the students participated in a number of activities learning about the Sun. Some of these activities included how big the inner solar system is, compared to a 6 foot Sun, how the light reflects when it comes from the sun, and they looked through a spectroscope to see the color spectrum visible to the naked eye. Inside they learned still more. A great day despite the very heavy wind.