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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.
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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
...
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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
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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
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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
...
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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,
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This
online
course
in
satellite
meteorology
was
developed
for
middle
and
high
school
science
classes.
There
are
currently
8
modules
in
the
course
with
numerous
hands-on
activities:
1)
An
Introduction
detailing
the
evolution
of
remote
sensing
technology,
2)
Weather
Satellites
and
Orbits,
3)
The
Electromagnetic
Spectrum,
4)
Cloud
Identification,
5)
Satellite
Images,
6)
Satellite
Winds,
7)
Wild
Weather,
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MY
NASA
DATA
(Mentoring
and
inquirY
using
NASA
Data)
is
an
effort
to
develop
microsets
of
Earth
science
data
that
are
interesting
and
useful
to
the
K-12
and
citizen
scientist
communities.
The
datasets
can
be
used
with
existing
curriculum
and
enable
students
to
practice
math
skills
using
real
measurements
of
Earth
system
variables
and
processes.
This
Website
provides
the
datasets
along
with
lesson
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This
user-contributed
tutorial
provides
detailed
instructions
on
how
to
make
Excel
graphs
of
data
that
is
imported
from
the
Internet.
The
tutorial
contains
sample
screen
images
to
assist
in
performing
each
step.
The
tutorial
includes
importing
a
second
set
of
data
and
adding
it
as
another
series
on
the
original
graph.
The
tutorial
includes
questions
to
be
answered
based
on
the
atmospheric
lapse
rates
...
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This
lesson
plan
uses
NASA
Clouds
and
the
Earth's
Radiant
Energy
System
(CERES)
instrument
percent
coverage
surface
data
with
a
world
map
to
locate
landmasses
and
bodies
of
water
at
the
Earth's
Equator.
When
using
satellites
to
study
Earth
system
processes,
especially
atmospheric
processes,
it
is
important
to
know
what
is
the
background
that
one
is
seeing
on
the
Earth.
This
lesson
provides
an
introduction
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