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Space Weather Living History: Space Physicist Dr. Daniel N. Baker

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Levels
  • Intermediate (6-8)
Material Type
  • Film/Documentary/Show
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.2 – The Sun is active…
  • Big Idea 2.2 – The Sun defines the space…
  • Big Idea 3.1 – The Sun is made of churning plasma…
  • Big Idea 3.2 – Energy from the Sun is created in the core…
NGSS
  • ESS2 - Earth's Systems
  • PS1 - Matter and its Interactions
  • PS3 - Energy
Heliophysics Topics
  • Coronal Mass Ejection
  • Energy
  • Geomagnetic Storm
  • Sun
  • Van Allen Belts
Heliophysics Missions
  • STEREO A & B
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

Film | Grades 6-12+ | This educational audio podcast features space physicist Dr. Daniel N. Baker introducing students to space weather, geomagnetic storms, and the Van Allen radiation belts. Educators can use this resource to enhance physics and Earth systems curricula, offering real-world context for energy and matter interactions. To integrate into a lesson, students can listen to the audio or read the provided transcript, then analyze how the Sun's active plasma impacts Earth's systems.

Credit: NASA

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Space Weather Living History Interview with Dr. Daniel Baker

Aug 20, 2026

MPEG (22.23 MB)

Space Weather Living History – Daniel Baker interview transcript

Aug 20, 2026

PDF (152.75 KB)