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DASL-Data and Activities for Solar LearningDASL-Data and Activities for Solar Learning Data and Activities for Solar Learning (DASL) provides a classroom learning environment based on a twenty-five year record of solar magnetograms from the National Solar Observatory (NSO) at Kitt Peak, AZ. The data, together with image processing software for Macs or PCs, can be used to learn basic facts about the Sun and astronomy at the middle school level. At the high school level, students can study properties of the Sun's magnetic cycle with classroom exercises emphasizing data and error analysis and can participate in a new scientific study, Research in Active Solar Longitudes (RASL), in collaboration with classrooms throughout the country and scientists at NSO and NASA. We present a half-day course to train teachers in the scientific content of the project and its classroom use. We will provide a compact disc with the data and software and will demonstrate software installation and use, classroom exercises, and participation in RASL with computer projection.
Document ID
20040074450
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Jones, Harrison P.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Henney, Carl
(National Solar Observatory United States)
Hill, Frank
(National Solar Observatory United States)
Gearen, Michael
(Punahou School Honolulu, HI)
Pompca, Stephen
(National Solar Observatory United States)
Stagg, Travis
(West Valley High School Fairbanks, AK)
Stefaniak, Linda
(Allentown High School Allentown, NJ)
Walker, Connie
(National Solar Observatory United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2004
Subject Category
Solar Physics
Meeting Information
Meeting: National Science Teachers Association Convention
Location: Atlanta, GA
Country: United States
Start Date: April 1, 2004
End Date: April 4, 2004
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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