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Magnetic Mysteries: Sun-Earth Interactions

Red and green streaks of an aurora radiate out from the center of the photo. Black silhouettes of trees line the edge.
Levels
  • Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type
  • Activity/Hands-on
  • Lesson Plan
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.2 – The Sun is active…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
Heliophysics Topics
  • Sun
  • Solar System
  • Magnetosphere
  • Aurora
Heliophysics Missions
  • Sounding Rocket
  • ARTEMIS (THEMIS)
  • Voyager
  • Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS)
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

A 5E lesson for high school students to investigate the question of what causes aurora by using Helioviewer to examine solar activity, as well as archival data on planetary K indices (Kp) to investigate the effect of solar activity on our magnetosphere.

Learn more at: https://outreach.gi.alaska.edu/nasa-heliophysics/heliophysics/magnetic-mysteries-sun-earth-interactions-cris-dewolf