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Ways of Knowing: Sun, Earth, and Life Relationships Poster

Image / Infographic
This poster examines how solar radiation drives Earth's climate, weather systems, and the biological processes that sustain life.
NASA / NASA HEAT / Chantil Hunt Estevez
Levels
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type
  • Educator/Facilitator Guide
  • Poster
  • Diagram/Illustration
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.3 – The Sun’s energy drives Earth’s climate…
  • Big Idea 2.1 – Life on Earth has evolved with complex diversity…
NGSS
  • ESS2 - Earth's Systems
  • LS2 - Ecosystems
  • LS4 - Biological Evolution
Heliophysics Topics
  • Atmosphere
  • Climate Change
  • Habitable Zone
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Seasons
  • Solar System
  • Solar Cycle
  • Sun
  • Light
Related Missions
  • ISS
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

Project Description:

This poster examines how solar radiation drives Earth's climate, weather systems, and the biological processes that sustain life. The resource details how the ozone layer shields us from ultraviolet light and how Earth's atmosphere traps greenhouse gases. By combining NASA's atmospheric monitoring of thermal energy and weather phenomena ( like hurricanes ) with Navajo ways of knowing, it explores the deep scientific connections to our primary energy source.

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Image / Infographic
This poster examines how solar radiation drives Earth's climate, weather systems, and the biological processes that sustain life.
NASA / NASA HEAT / Chantil Hunt Estevez

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