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Space Math at NASA: Space Weather Math

The front cover of the lesson includes:A black background In the upper left hand corner is “National Aeronautics and Space Administration” in a small, light blue fontIn the upper right hand corner the NASA logo is comprised of a small filled in blue circle with ‘NASA’ written in bold white letters in the center, small stars, an elliptical orbital path in white, and a red winged chevron cross and orbit the wordThe title ‘Space Weather Math’ runs vertically up the right hand side of the page in a light blue fontSix images from left to right:An astronaut in space doing repairs to a spacecraft. The astronaut is holding a drill. The spacecraft is metallic orange. The astronaut has an American flag patch on his space suit and he is smiling.SOHO Satellite image of a Coronal Mass Ejection where light yellow loops explode out of the edges of an orange Sun, the center of the Sun is covered in a red disc to simulate an eclipse so scientists can better see the coronaA coronagraph, showing data in blue. There is a small, lighter blue circle in the center, representing the Sun. There is a darker blue circle around the Sun that represents the occulting disk. Bright white light streams from behind the occulting disk. A bigger circle surrounds the occulting disk, containing distorted images of background stars, shown with squiggly lines. A fraction of this circle is blacked out from missing data. The time stamp is in white in the lower right hand corner of the coronagraph, “2000/07/14 11:42.” SDO satellite image of a green sun, where the highest intensity and whitest color is active solar
Space Weather Math
NASA
Levels
  • Advanced (9-12+)
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Introductory (K-5)
Material Type
  • Educator/Facilitator Guide
Math Skills
  • Algebra I
  • Functions
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • Arithmetic
  • Graphing
  • Ratios
  • Rates
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.2 – The Sun is active…
NGSS
  • PS2 - Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Heliophysics Topics
  • Aurora
  • Space Weather
  • Coronal Mass Ejection
  • Sunspot
  • Solar Flare
  • Solar Wind
  • Van Allen Belts
  • Magnetosphere
  • Radio Blackout
Heliophysics Missions
  • Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
  • STEREO A & B
  • ARTEMIS (THEMIS)
  • WIND
  • ACE
Related Missions
  • ISS
  • Hubble Space Telescope (Astro)
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

This problem set and educator's guide from Space Math at NASA features hands-on activities with embedded math problems for students grades 6-12+ exploring the cause and effects of space weather. The activities guide learner exploration of the Sun-Earth interactions and the ways in which heliophysicist study solar storms to predict when adverse conditions may pose a hazard for satellites and human operation in space. Educators can integrate these exercises directly into lesson plans as supplemental activities, homework, or step-by-step group problem-solving challenges.

Credits: SpaceMath@NASA, Dr. Odenwald

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Space Math_Guide_Space Weather Math

Sep 1, 2026

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