Heliophysics Resource Database
Curated by scientists, engineers, and educators from NASA and our co-investigating institutions, the resources in this database have been chosen because they have proven to be highly effective at engaging a variety of learners in heliophysics content and in NASA science. All resources have been tested and vetted by educators in the field.
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A 5E lesson for high school students to investigate the question of what causes aurora by using Helioviewer to examine…
This resource contains a link to an article about a new instrument onboard the GOES-19 satellite and its view of…
This module describes radiative forcings, the natural causes of climate change, and changes in greenhouse gases.
Auroras are colorful, dynamic, and often visually delicate displays of an intricate dance of particles and magnetism between the Sun…
This resource includes a link to a video by NASA's Science Visualization Studio that explains what plasma is and how…
This approximately 3-minute video summarizes space weather and explains its effects on the rest of the Solar System.
Provides a link to a NASA resource which explains Milankovitch Cycles and how they cannot explain all climate warming.
A link to a separate webpage which teaches students about how different forms of precipitation work and what weather events…
This resource helps students learn about how sunspots, solar flares, coronal mass ejections affect Earth.
An activity to introduce the Solar System to young students by having them create each planet, place them in order,…
This resource features a link to a fun tool that allows students to explore the ways different space telescopes see…
In this 5E middle school lesson, students learn about the extensive use of EM waves in communication. They will become…
This ~3 minute video with accompanying downloadable poster gives an overview of the difference between climate and weather by giving…
In this 5E lesson, middle school students explore the origin of the Sun using scientific and traditional ways of tracing…
For this high school 5E lesson, students gather evidence through a variety of media to support the claim that Earth…