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Solar Math Educator Guide

Blue circle with variations of color throughout the circle. Patches of darker and lighter blue, smaller swaths of green, and smaller spots of bright yellow and orange.
Solar Math
NASA
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
  • PS1 - Matter and its Interactions
  • PS2 - Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
Heliophysics Topics
  • Space Weather
  • Sunspot
  • Solar Eclipse
  • Solar Cycle
  • Solar Flare
  • Coronal Mass Ejection
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • Magnetic Field
  • Solar Wind
Heliophysics Missions
  • Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
  • STEREO A & B
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

Educator guide containing 99 math-infused problems that incorporate NASA Data. In this guide, students explore the simple mathematics behind predicting solar storms. Problems range from calculating the sizes of sunspots from photographs, to investigating solar magnetism, including the sunspot cycle.

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Solar_Math

Sep 8, 2023

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