SAMEC - K-12 Educators

June 7-9, 2005
Solar Flare

Workshop topics:

An introduction to the underlying physics of the sun

An introduction to the production of the aurora

Making connections between solar activity and weather and climate on Earth

An introduction to GEMS Living With a Star curriculum enhancement teacher's guide and kit

An introduction to the Sun's interaction with Earth including solar wind

Activities from GEMS
(Great Explorations in Math and Science) Reasons for the Seasons Teacher's Guide

Activities from Researching Active Solar Longitudes (RASL) CD

Workshop Resources:

The Solar Science Workshop is funded by a research grant received by the National Science Foundation (Solar-Terrestrial Program Award #0447354) and awarded to Assistant Professor Joe Giacalone at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. Partners included The University of Arizona Science and Mathematics Education Center and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO).

National Science Foundation Solar-Terrestrial Program Abstract