What's in the Sun?

Goal:
Interpret electromagnetic spectra to determine the elemental composition of a light source.

Agenda:
Warmup
Reading
Spectrum Interpretation
Socrative

Warmup
Create a new journal entry entitled "Spectra." Start this journal entry by writing down 3 things you now know about where light comes from.

Reading

1. Look in "Shared with Me" in your Google Docs app. You should have a new article about how astronomers study the sun. You have been randomly assigned collaborators and you will annotate this article using the comments feature of Google Docs. You do NOT need to sit with your collaborators.
2. You will have 3 minutes to silently read and annotate each section. After this you will have a 3 minute table discussion about the section, focusing on the discussion prompts.
3. Once you have finished the readings and discussion, write a 5 sentence summary of the main points of the article in your Science Journal.

Spectrum Interpretation

We are going to use a section of the electromagnetic spectrum to determine what the Sun is made of. You will work with your elbow partner. Start by labeling the wavelength of each peak in the spectrum, then finding the corresponding element in Table 1.

Socrative

Log in to Socrative and use the spectrum and Table 1 to answer the questions.