Our World: Two Eyes on the Sun

Learn how NASA launched two satellites to collect data about the sun. Also learn about solar eruptions and how they affect Earth and astronauts in space.

Background Information

Grades K through 5

• NASA STEREO
• NASA GSFC Our Very Own Star: The Sun
• NASA GSFC STEREO Learning Center

Grades K through 8

• NASA Fast Facts: STEREO A & B

Grades K through 12

• NASA STEREO Science

Activities

Grades K through 5

• NASA Eyes on the Solar System
• NASA Earth Observatory Solar Cycle
• Space Place Sun

Grades K through 8

• NASA Edible Model of the Sun
• NASA Sun STEM Toolkit
• NASA Sun STEM Toolkit
• NASA Space Place Sun Spots and Solar Flares

Grades K through 12

• NASA Sun As a Star Educator Guide

Mathematics

Grades K through 5

• NASA Space Math Problem 11: How high is an aurora
• NASA Space Math Problem 198: Solar Storm Timeline
• NASA Space Math Problem 22 The Auroral Oval
• NASA Space Math Problem 9 Aurora Power!