For this reason, scientists look for many clues as to how and when the next one may happen to provide us with advanced warning. Teacher notes on the graphing calculator, Part 1 and Part 2 . Graphing calculator Procedure Students will use the graphing calculator to create the graphs for the sunspots and the CMEs. Students will graph the sunspots and the CMEs on graph paper. Using different colors to depict each graph will allow for ease when comparing the two graphs.
Students compare the two graphs.
Location of the maximums, the minimums, and the time frames are the key components. Have the students determine if there is a correlation. Discuss the possible relationships that the students locate. A flow of matter from the surface of the Sun which passes through interplanetary space. Coronal Mass Ejections are sudden ejections of matter from the Sun's outer layers.