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Science Buddies: Sunspot Cycles ActivityScience Buddies: Sunspot Cycles Activity
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Science Buddies
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9th - 10th
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Lexile Measures
1010L
Activity

Science Buddies: Sunspot Cycles

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Sunspot activity has been monitored continuously since about 1700. The historical data shows that sunspot activity rises and falls in a roughly 11-year cycle. This project shows you how you can use both graphical and statistical analysis to look for patterns in cyclical data.

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sunspots, astronomy

Additional Tags

science fair project, galileo, science buddies, science project, sunspot cycle

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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