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Live from the Aurora Educators Guide

The cover page contains the title, "Live from the Aurora," in bold, black, playful text, and a black and white photo of the auroral curtains in the night sky with trees in the foreground.
Live from the Aurora Educators Guide
Levels
  • Advanced (9-12+)
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Introductory (K-5)
Material Type
  • Educator/Facilitator Guide
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.2 – The Sun is active…
NGSS
  • ESS2 - Earth's Systems
  • PS1 - Matter and its Interactions
  • PS2 - Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
  • PS4 - Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
Heliophysics Topics
  • Aurora
  • Sunspot
  • Geomagnetic Storm
  • Solar Wind
  • Space Weather
Material Cost per Learner $1 – $5
Language English

Educator's guide containing inquiry-based investigations about the Sun-Earth Connection. Activities in this educator’s guide are designed to encourage students to formulate questions such as:

  • Do visible signs of the Sun-Earth Connection exist?
  • What are sunspots?
  • What is the solar wind?
  • Are there visible signs that the Sun and the Earth are connected?
  • What can auroras tell us about the Sun-Earth Connection?

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Live_From_the_Aurora_Educators_Guide

Sep 8, 2023

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