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Essential Information
Location |
Royal Observatory
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Key Stage | Key Stage 4 |
School Subject | Astronomy, Maths, Science |
Resource Type | Classroom activity |
In this activity students use E = mc2 to calculate the amount of energy released from nuclear fusion reactions in the Sun. Accompanies the video 'How do we know how old the Sun is?'.