Sun Scale Kit
Product Code : JA-AE-7208
The Sun Scale Kit (SKU JA-AE-7208) lets students measure the Sun's diameter, its distance from Earth and features of solar eclipses from a projected image. It contains a hardwood half-metre track, an adjustable calibrated projection screen and an instruction guide. Because students calculate their results, the kit brings mathematics into the science investigation. This Sun scale kit is supplied by JaincoLab.
Specifications
The kit has three parts: the half-metre hardwood track, the adjustable calibrated screen and the instruction guide.
| Product | Sun Scale Kit |
| SKU | JA-AE-7208 |
| Track | 1 hardwood half-metre track |
| Screen | 1 adjustable, calibrated projection screen |
| Guide | Instruction guide |
| Measurements | Sun's diameter, the Sun's distance from Earth, solar eclipses |
Uses of the Sun scale kit
Measuring a projected image of the Sun and scaling up gives a real value from simple apparatus.
- Estimating the Sun's diameter from its projected image
- Working out the Sun's distance from Earth
- Investigating solar eclipses
- Practising ratio and scale calculations
Scope of supply and ordering
The kit is supplied with the track, projection screen and instruction guide. Quantities, packing and lead time are confirmed on the quotation.
Frequently asked questions
What is in the kit?
One hardwood half-metre track, one adjustable calibrated projection screen and an instruction guide.
What can students measure?
The Sun's diameter, its distance from Earth and solar eclipses.
Related products
The astronomy equipment range lists further items of this kind.
Request a quote
Request a quotation for the Sun scale kit (SKU JA-AE-7208) through the JaincoLab contact page.
JaincoLab manufactures and exports laboratory equipment for Ministry of Education programmes, World Bank-funded tenders and United Nations projects, and has executed these supplies successfully in many countries. Contractors bidding for such tenders can contact JaincoLab for specifications, quotations and turnkey tender supply.
