Journey Through the Heliosphere: The Sun-Earth System in Color

Levels	Intermediate (6-8) Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type	Activity/Hands-on Book Diagram/Illustration
Heliophysics Big Ideas	Big Idea 1.2 – The Sun is active… Big Idea 1.3 – The Sun’s energy drives Earth’s climate… Big Idea 2.1 – Life on Earth has evolved with complex diversity… Big Idea 2.2 – The Sun defines the space… Big Idea 2.3 – The Sun is the primary source of light… Big Idea 3.1 – The Sun is made of churning plasma… Big Idea 3.3 - Our Sun, like all stars, has a life cycle.
NGSS	ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe ESS2 - Earth's Systems ESS3 - Earth and Human Activity PS1 - Matter and its Interactions PS2 - Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions PS3 - Energy
Heliophysics Topics	Aurora Climate Change Corona Coronal Mass Ejection Energy Habitable Zone Heliosphere Light Lunar Eclipse Magnetosphere Solar Cycle Solar Eclipse Solar Wind Space Weather Stellar Evolution Sun Sunspot
Heliophysics Missions	Voyager Parker Solar Probe
Material Cost per Learner	Free
Language	Multiple Languages

"Journey Through the Heliosphere: The Sun-Earth System in Color" is a coloring booklet that blends art and science, making complex heliophysics concepts accessible. A collaborative work between the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (HEAT), the coloring book aims to educate readers about the Sun and its influence on Earth and the solar system.

The book covers various topics related to the Sun-Earth system, including:

Our Sun (pages 6-7)
- Solar Magnetic Fields (pages 8-9)
- Solar Wind (pages 10-11)
Our Earth
- Aurora (pages 12-13)
- Eclipse (pages 14-15)
- Seasons (pages 16-17)
- Earth's Climate (18-19)
The Universe
Voices of Alaska (pages 4-5)
- A significant feature of the book is its inclusion of Alaska Native languages, providing words related to the Sun and sky from cultures such as Alutiiq/Sugpiaq, Central Yupik/Cup'ik, Iñupiaq, Lower Koyukon Athabascan, Ten Kenaga'/Lower Tanana Athabascan, Ts'msyen/Sm'algyax, and Xaad kil/Haida.

The coloring book is designed for both educators and learners, aims to spark curiosity and creativity, and is aligned with the Framework for Heliophysics Education (FHE). A glossary of science terms is provided at the end.

This project is the result of collaboration between NASA HEAT, the UAF Geophysical Institute, and Arctic and Earth SIGNS, a UAF International Arctic Research Center project also funded through NASA's SciAct program.

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