Spectrograph Educational Resources

This product includes lesson plans, hands-on activities, videos, and PowerPoint presentations relating to spectroscopy and solar science. It is designed as an enhancement to the Stanford spectrographs,. Contents:1. Fingerprints in Sunlight: explaind the phenomena of spectral lines. 2. Fingerprints in Starlight: An enhanced version of Fingerprints in Sunlight, appropriate for a high school Honors or AP chemistry course 3. Sun to Earth: Aims to introduce the concept of studying the Sun with spectroscopy. 4. Sun and Stars 5-8: Lessons that introduce spectroscopy and the Sun for grades 5-8. 5. Sun and Stars 2-4: Lessons to introduce the Sun and its colors to grades 2-4. Introduces concept of light and spectrum by using a diffraction grating. 6. Colors of the Sun video 7. Colors and Motions of the Sun video: Expands upon the Colors of the Sun video by including information on how scientists can study the Sun. For 9-12 graders. 8. Colors and motions of the Sun Supplement: DVD supplement to the Colors and Motions of the Sun video. Describes NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. 9. Spectrograph class sets (45 per set, includes poster, gratings, and instructions). Educational levels: Middle school, High school, Middle school, High school