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
  • beginner
  • intermediate
  • advanced
NGSS
  • ps1
  • ps2
  • ps4
  • ess2
Requirements
  • low_tech
  • low_cost
Big Ideas
  • big_ideas_1.2
Helio Topics
  • aurora
  • geomagnetic_storm
  • solar_wind
  • space_weather
CreditNASA
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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Sep 8, 2023

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