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Heliophysics Education Community meeting presentation – October 2024

Levels
  • Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type
  • Presentation/Lecture
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.2 – The Sun is active…
  • Big Idea 3.2 – Energy from the Sun is created in the core…
NGSS
  • ESS2 - Earth's Systems
  • ESS3 - Earth and Human Activity
  • PS1 - Matter and its Interactions
  • PS2 - Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Heliophysics Topics
  • Convection
  • Corona
  • Magnetic Field
  • Solar Cycle
  • Solar Flare
  • Sun
  • Sunspot
Heliophysics Missions
  • Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
  • Solar Orbiter
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

Presentation | Grades 6-12+ | This presentation by Dr. Kevin Reardon of University of Colorado Boulder covers solar research programs at the National Solar Observatory (NSO), as well as educational outreach initiatives. Reardon described research with continuous global solar observations, long-term solar cycle tracking, and scientific breakthroughs with the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) located on Maui. Tishanna Ben described community outreach, collaborations with local cultural groups, and classroom visits.

Credit: NASA HEAT

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