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Sun-Earth Interactions by Wendy Esch

A portion of the Sun fills the center, most of the top, and right side of the image. The left of the image is black. The Sun is dark orange with bright yellow areas. From a very bright yellow area, solar material bursts off the Sun, into the area of black space.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare seen as the bright flash on the left on Oct. 23, 2024. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in orange.
Levels
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type
  • Activity/Hands-on
  • Lesson Plan
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 3.1 – The Sun is made of churning plasma…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
Heliophysics Topics
  • Geomagnetic Storm
  • Sun
  • Coronal Mass Ejection
Heliophysics Missions
  • Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
  • Parker Solar Probe
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

In this 5E high school lesson, students gather data, research possible solutions, and design a solution to the mystery of a series of events to understand the cause of aurora and other geomagnetic phenomena.

Click the following link to view the resource: https://outreach.gi.alaska.edu/nasa-heliophysics/heliophysics/sun-earth-interactions-wendy-esch