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Exploring the Interstellar Medium

Levels
  • Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type
  • Lesson Plan
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 2.2 – The Sun defines the space…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
Heliophysics Topics
  • Interstellar Space
Heliophysics Missions
  • IBEX
  • Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS)
Related Missions
  • Hubble Space Telescope (Astro)
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

These activities introduce the interstellar medium (ISM) using real astronomical observations from space missions and ground-based telescopes. Students will learn about the nature of the ISM, how it interacts with stars and how it can be detected.

Download a PDF of this Teacher Guide: https://cesar.esa.int/upload/201807/exploring_the_ism_teacher_guide.pdf