Learn More About Space Weather
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Space Weather
Effect of Solar Wind on the Geomagnetic Field
To monitor changes in the earth’s magnetic field and relate these changes to solar events such as
flares. Many variations of this design are in use by amateurs because of its simplicity, but now with the availability of inexpensive and sensitive Hall-effect sensors that easily interface to home computers, it should be possible to make more quantitative measurements of changes in the geomagnetic field due to solar wind. By monitoring changes in the geomagnetic field, aurorae and related effects can be forecast and studied.
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Measuring the Solar Constant
With this activity, we will let solar radiation raise the temperature of a measured quantity of water. From the observation of how much time is required for the temperature change, we can calculate the amount of energy absorbed by the water and then relate this to the energy output of the Sun.
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From Sun to Earth: Space Weather in Action
Students learn about space weather and act out different solar storms.
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Solar Flare Coloring Page
Coloring page with information about solar flares
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Aurora Coloring Sheet
Just like we have weather on Earth, there’s weather in space. The bright lights that seem like they’re dancing in the night sky are a type of space weather we call the aurora.
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Effect of Solar Wind on the Geomagnetic field
Students use materials to demonstrate the effects of solar wind on a magnetic field.
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Space Weather Instruments
Printable 1-page information sheet about satellite instruments that inform space weather forecasters about solar activity.
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