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Space Weather: A Teacher's Guide
http://lasp.colorado.edu/education/space_weather/index.htm
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This collection of lesson plans and activities on space weather includes material on features of the sun, sun-Earth interactions, magnetism and magnetic fields, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), auroras, and many other topics. Each lesson plan includes a summary, a list of prior knowledge and skills, correlations to math and science standards, preparation and in-class time, and a list of materials. There is also a set of links to a series of teacher resources, related material from other sites, as well as a glossary and tables of AAAS Benchmarks, NSES Science Standards, and NCTM mathematics standards.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Primary (K-2)
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Classroom activity
    • Field activity
    • Guide for instructor
    • Module / Unit
Subject:
  • Space science
  • Technology
Technical requirements:
Adobe Acrobat reader
Some lessons require PowerPoint
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 2005-2006, LASP/CU. All rights reserved.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-009-159
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
        • Understanding about scientific inquiry
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Changes in earth and sky
        • Objects in the sky
    • 5-8:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
        • Understanding about scientific inquiry
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Earth in the solar system
        • Structure of the earth system
    • 9-12:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
        • Understandings about scientific inquiry
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Energy in the earth system
      • E - Science and technology:
        • Understandings about science and technology
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: Education and Public Outreach
University of Colorado
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)
http://lasp.colorado.edu/education/