Factor 1: The Sun

First we will watch the Savage Sun – A Discovery video from the
following web site.

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/lM5sQvMfGJg/

As we watch complete the notes below.

Also be ready to discuss the following questions – What affect

does the sun have on our earth? And, Where does the
energy come from?
1. What keeps us from the full radiation of the sun? Our Atmosphere
2. Exposed to the sun's full radiation, what would happen in seconds? _____________
rays would _burn_ you, next skin _cancer_, and __cataracts _.
3 What would vaporize the earth in a few seconds if exposed to it close up? Solar
Radiation
4. Without the sun, in a few _months_ we would be solid _ice__.
5. We are just the right distance at _93_ million miles from the sun so we don't
_burn up or __freeze__.
6. Our sun is not only warmth but also light_.
7. The sun uses _hydrogen_ (lighter than air gas) as fuel to create heat and light in
nuclear _fussion_.
8. The sun is best viewed from a ___distance__.
9. The dark round areas are __sun_ _spots_. They are ___cooler than the
surrounding areas on the sun.
10. Flares are _hotter than the hydrogen reaction heat leap from the _surface of the
sun.
Large loops are called _prominences_.
11. What allows the sun to create such energy? hydrogen_ is squeezed so hard that
they fuse together and make _helium_. This is called nuclear _fussion__.
_4 hydrogen go in to make 1_ helium. There is more mass than what is needed to
make helium, so the left over mass makes energy.
12. The lines that we see on the sun are the same as a _bar_ _magnet_ that we use
on earth.
13. The sun surface is _30 million_ degree f.
14. Sun Spots form where the _magnetism is the strongest.
15. Sun spots are dish_ shaped.
16. Prominences are up to _1000_miles long. This could reach from the _Earth_ to
the _moon_. If they disconnect, they flow out into _space. It travels so fast that it
would cross the US in _less than 1 minute_.
17. Flares can be the _hottest_ place on the sun. Flares throw a great deal of
particles_ out into space. Flares that reach earth cause communication__
interruptions such as radio and television.

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE: You have a very special job, a tour

guide to the sun. You are to use your imagination to create a tour pamphlet to
the sun. You need to consider how your tourists will get to the sun, what they
will do there, and what they will see. To complete this assignment follow the
information below.

TRAVEL TO THE SUN – (total 30 points)

COVER PAGE: INCLUDE TITLE OF BROCHURE AND NAME OF

TRAVEL AGENCY , student name, class & date. (4 points)

INSIDE INCLUDE:

Itinerary – what will you see on your trip to the sun? What
special sites will you see? (sun features)

How long will the trip take? What does the tour include? (5
points)

Means of travel - How will you get there? How long will it take?
What safety features are included to keep the passengers safe?
How will you view the sun? (5 points)

Details about the sun: Include 10 facts about the sun. Include
details about how the heat energy is created in the sun. (10
points)

Must include pictures: 1 picture for cover page and at least 3

more on the inside (total 4 points)

Must have color, be neat, and of high quality (3 points)