Galileo's Battle for the Heavens

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Title:

Galileo's Battle for the Heavens

Url:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/education/activities/2912_galileo.html

Publisher:

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Description: In this activity students are asked to interpret a graph that represents the sunspot cycle from 1900 to 1990, then they are asked to graph the number of sunspots that occurred from 1995 to 2003 in order to understand the sunspot cycle. This lesson integrates Galileo's studies of the sunspot cycle.

LC Classification:

Science -- Astronomy -- Biography -- Individual, A-Z -- Galileo
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Solar system -- Sun -- Solar activity -- Sunspots
Science -- Astronomy -- History

GEM Subject:

Science -- Physics
Science -- Astronomy
Science -- Instructional issues
Science -- History

Key Concept:

Astronomy -- Sun

Date Issued:

2004-04

Resource Type:

Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Instructional Material -- Experiment/Lab Activity

Format:

Image -- JPEG
Document -- PDF
Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)

Language:

English

Rights:

WGBH Educational Foundation

Access Rights:

Free access

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