SAMEC - K-12 Educators

Workshop topics:

Reasons for the Seasons: Sun-Earth Connections

Models and Simulations of Earth's Orbit and Rotation

Observing, Inferring, Graphing, Analyzing Data

Activities from GEMS
(Great Explorations in Math and Science) Reasons for the Seasons guide and kit

Researching Active Solar Longitudes (RASL) CD

Workshop Resources

An Introduction to the Physics of our Star: The Sun PowerPoint Presentation (prepared by Prof. Joe Giacalone, UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory)

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 include The University of Arizona Science and Mathematics Education Center and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO).

National Science Foundation Solar-Terrestrial Program Abstract