![]() ![]() Hand out Student : Sunspots and Climate and review the directions with the class.Ask students to predict the type of pattern they would expect to see in the number of sunspots, based on their knowledge of sunspots built during this lesson so far. Next, tell students that they are going to examine a graph of sunspot data from 1630 to 1770.This cycle also correlates with other types of phenomena such as solar storms and other changes in space weather. Describe that the pattern they are seeing is called the Solar Cycle. Discuss the answers to the interpretation questions, especially the pattern of the sunspot numbers.Have students graph the points and answer the interpretation questions at the bottom of the student page.Scientists take the size and number of sunspots into account in their observations as well as the side of the Sun they can view and the technology used to collect the sunspot data. Describe to students that listed in the data table on the student page is the average number of sunspots for each year. ![]()
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