What's going on in the Sun??

We used the bumble ball to model the random walk of photons in the Sun. We wanted to know how the photons get from the Sun's core and "escape" as light. There is a GEMS question/answer site which explores this phenomena. I also found an online lab..

I don't know how I would use this with my students, but I think using the modeling with real science and introducing it to young students is a way to circumvent misconceptions and help students explore complex investigations of natural phenomena while they are in the intense questioning phase of their development.

We did and will continue to do Solar Exploration and this will develop student based/authentic scientific inquiry and investigations.