Space Weather — A Junior High Perspective
Description of Middle School Student Science Fair Projects

by

Katie Pazamickas
 03 August 2001

Topics

Composite Solar Image



1. Space Weather, The Sun - Earth Connection. Project involved working with a MSFC scientist; building a soda bottle magnetometer to detect the presence or absence of geomagnetic storms events, using the resources of the Space Environment Center. Received first awards at the school science fair, Regional and State Competition in Pennsylvania. Junior Academy of Science and a plaque at Regional for the highest score in the physical science category.





SOHO Coronagraph CME





2. Measuring the Motion of a CME. Project involved working with a GSFC researcher to independently use SOHO observations to calculate speeds of shock fronts for CME's for purposes of predicting Earth impact of geomagnetic storm events. Project received first awards at school science fair, Regional and State Competition in Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science; also at Regional, a plaque for the highest score in the physical science category and a perfect 5.0 score.




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