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What Is the Sun’s Role in Climate Change?

What Is the Sun’s Role in Climate Change?
Levels
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type
  • Article/Informative Text
  • Diagram/Illustration
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.3 – The Sun’s energy drives Earth’s climate…
NGSS
  • ESS2 - Earth's Systems
  • ESS3 - Earth and Human Activity
  • PS3 - Energy
Heliophysics Topics
  • Atmosphere
  • Climate Change
  • Energy
  • Solar Cycle
Heliophysics Missions
  • DSCOVR
  • Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
  • Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
Related Missions
  • ICESat (Earth)
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

Articles | Grades 6-12 | This informative NASA article explains the solar cycle's impact on Earth's climate, offering teachers a ready-to-use reading assignment for advanced science units. Educators can integrate this resource into lessons on climate change, energy, or Earth systems by assigning the text as a primary reading, followed by a structured class discussion or a data-analysis activity mapping solar cycles against historical climate data.

Credit: NASA.

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