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NASA Helio Club: Session 1: Heliophysics 101

NASA Helio Club is a collection of six club sessions, or lessons, that complete a comprehensive module created for a middle-school audience (ages 10-14) to introduce basic heliophysics concepts to learners. Designed for both after school clubs and classroom environments,…

SWERV: High-Impact Historical Case Study

| Presentation | Professional Development | This case study presentation explores high-impact space weather events and spacecraft loss to analyze real-world consequences and critical decision points.

SWERV: Geomagnetic Storms and Related Space Weather Disturbances

| Presentation | Professional Development | This comprehensive slide deck provides a deep dive into geomagnetic storms and space weather forecasting for professional development and training.

SWERV: NASA GSFC & JSC Space Weather Expertise & Resources

| Presentation | Professional Development | This presentation provides a comprehensive walkthrough of NASA space weather resources, including tools and data services for analysis and operations. It is useful for professionals seeking to integrate official NASA expertise into their decision-making…

SWERV: Training Series Overview and Agenda

| Presentation | Professional Development | This comprehensive training guide provides a unifying structure for educators to connect heliophysics concepts and track understanding through targeted knowledge checks. It is useful for facilitating professional development sessions, offering a clear roadmap for…

SWERV: Real-time capabilities and ionospheric disruptions of communications

| Presentation | Professional Development | This presentation provides a deep dive into real-time space weather capabilities and ionospheric impacts on communication and navigation systems. It is useful for understanding how ionospheric disturbances like scintillation and plasma irregularities disrupt RF…

SWERV: Operationally Significant Phenomena and Impacts for Ground Operations

| Presentation | Professional Development | This presentation provides a professional overview of space weather impacts on ground-based infrastructure, including communications, navigation, and power systems. It is highly useful for professionals seeking to understand risks from geomagnetically induced currents and…

SWERV: Space Weather Impacts on Satellites

| Presentation | Professional Development | This presentation provides a comprehensive technical overview of operationally significant space weather phenomena and their impacts on satellite assets.

SWERV: Space Weather Chain of Events

| Presentation | Professional Development | This comprehensive presentation details space weather events, covering solar storms and phenomena like solar maximums to enhance professional scientific knowledge.

SWERV: Introduction to Space Weather

| Presentation | Professional Development | This comprehensive presentation provides a broad overview of space weather and historical disasters. A useful tool for educators and professionals to explore Space weather events and future impacts.

Journey Through the Heliosphere: Voices of Alaska

| Activity | Grades 6-12+ | Big Idea 1.2 | This activity includes two coloring pages, a regional map highlighting where specific language families are spoken, and a vocabulary key with English translations. Perfect pairing for geography units or independent…

Journey Through the Heliosphere: Life Cycles of the Stars

| Activity | Grades 6-12+ | Big Idea 3.3 | This activity includes two informative coloring book pages covering the life cycles of stars, extracted from the "Journey Through the Heliosphere" booklet. Perfect pairing for space science units.

Journey Through the Heliosphere: The Solar System

| Activity | Grades 6-12+ | Big Idea 2.2 | This activity includes two informative coloring book pages covering the Solar System, extracted from the "Journey Through the Heliosphere" booklet. Perfect pairing for space science units.

Journey Through the Heliosphere: The Habitable Zone

| Activity | Grades 6-12+ | Big Idea 1.3 | This activity includes two informative coloring pages covering the Habitable Zone and Earth's Seasons, extracted from the "Journey Through the Heliosphere" booklet. Perfect pairing for Earth science units.

Journey Through the Heliosphere: Earth’s Climate

| Activity | Grades 6-12+ | Big Idea 1.3 | This activity includes two informative coloring book pages covering the Earth's Climate, extracted from the "Journey Through the Heliosphere" booklet. Perfect pairing for space science units or independent reading.