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Sunspot Classification

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Students study classification schemes for identifying sunspots. They distinguish between sunspot unbrae and penunbrae, measure sunspots, and compare them to the size of the Earth. They complete a worksheet showing classification of sunspots using the modified Zurich classification scheme.

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sunspots, the sun

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classification schemes, penumbrae, sunspots, umbrae, science
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6th - 12th
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Science
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