How big is the Sun? This activity uses some simple optics to project an image of our star by building and using a pinhole camera, and some simple geometry to determine the size of the Sun.

NOTE: This is the English translation of an original activity proposed by NAEC Team Turkey within the STEAM-Med co-design project developed by the OAE Center Italy (Lampedusa, Sicily, Italy fom July 3 to 9, 2022). For more information about the project : read this Link

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Big Ideas

We are all made of stardust

We are all made of stardust

Source: AstroEdu – International Astronomical Union