This booklet is a collection of 15 problems that involve data from the Hinode solar observatory. These problems cover topics in sunspot structure, spectroscopy, solar rotation, magnetic fields, density and temperature of hot gases and solar flares. The math skills covered include finding the scale of am image to determine actual physical sizes in images, time calculations, volumes of cylinders, graph ... Full description.

Students explore the relationship between angular size, actual size, and distance by using their finger, thumb and fist as a unit of angular measurement in this hands-on activity. Full description.

This booklet features 17 problems relating to the moon and its exploration. Images from NASA are analyzed to determine images scales and the physical sizes of various crates and features. The probability of meteor impacts near a lunar colony are calculated, and the horizon distance is determined using simple geometry. Also covered are determining the mass of the moon, a simple model for the lunar ... Full description.

This booklet features 11 problems of increasing difficulty that explore the bizarre properties of black holes. Students learn about the simple relationship between black hole size and mass, time dilation, energy extraction, accretion disks, and what?s inside a black hole by working with a series of math problems that feature simple algebra, scientific notation, exponential functions, and the Pythagorean ... Full description.

A 26-slide PowerPoint introduction to methods of analyzing student cloud observations reported to the S'COOL project; and also for analyzing corresponding student observation/satellite retrieval pairs. Available from the S'COOL Web site. Full description.

This booklet contains eleven problems and nine ?Extra for Experts? challenges that require the student to determine the scale of an astronomical image involving the lunar surface, mars, planets, starts and galaxies. With a millimeter ruler, students use provided textual information to determine the image scale (e.g. kilometers per millimeter) and then identify the smallest and largest features in ... Full description.

This booklet is a compendium of the 31 weekly problems covered during the 2007-2008 school year. The problems span a variety of math skills from scientific notation and simple algebra, to calculus. Topics covered include black holes, ice on mercury, a mathematical model of the solar interior, sunspots, the heliopause, and coronal mass ejections, among many others. (8.5 x11, 28 pages, 11 color images, ... Full description.

In this program, students learn how NASA researchers study the Sun-Earth connection. Students learn about satellites that monitor the Sun: SOHO, ACE, and IMAGE and HESSI. They observe NASA researchers using data analysis and measurement to determine the solar cycle of the Sun. By conducting hands-on and web activities, students will make connections between NASA research and the mathematics, science, ... Full description.

This Website contains over 200 authentic math problems that cover solar physics, space physics, radiation dosimetry, and the human impacts of space weather. The problems range from pre-algebra to calculus and span the math skills appropriate for grade 8-12 students. The problems are taken from authentic applications of arithmetic, graph analysis, pre-algebra, and algebra. Full description.

This Web resource on astronomy, physics and space flight contains approximately 100 main files and was written by a retired scientist, familiar with the field and its history. It is based on algebra and trigonometry (no calculus). The main collection contains four parts, each large enough for an independent course, on (1) Basic astronomy (2) Newtonian mechanics (3) Sun and related physics (4) Spacecraft ... Full description.