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Worksheet
Curated OER

Flip Books!

For Students 3rd - 6th
These aren't exactly worksheets, but rather a selection of pdf files of different atmospheric or solar events. Print your chosen pdf file for each aspiring astronomer in your class, have them cut out the individual mini pages, arrange...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Magnetism in Solar Flares

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils apply concepts of magnetism to help them understand the production of solar flares. In this solar flare lesson plan, students complete activities and graphic organizers to help them learn about magnetic fields on the surface of...
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Website
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Space Weather Research Explorer

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore weather phenomena that occur in space. Topics covered include coronal holes, coronal mass ejections, solar flares, solar wind, the magnetosphere, auroras, and how space weather affects us on Earth.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: The Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the Sun including its size and distance from the Earth, sunspots, flares and coronal mass ejections.
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Website
Stanford University

Stanford University: Solar Flare Leaves Sun Quaking

For Students 9th - 10th
A report on the discovery that solar flares produce seismic activity. Site also includes movies, images, background information, and other media reports concerning solar flares.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Surface Features of the Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize surface features on the Sun, such as solar flares and sunspots.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Surface Features of the Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize surface features on the sun, such as solar flares and sunspots.
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Website
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Solar Flare Largest Ever Seen

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Larry O'Hanlon's article charts the discovery of the largest solar flare ever seen, occurring withint the constellation Pegasus. The article also discusses the consequences of such a large solar flare.
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Website
Other

Hong Kong Observatory: Meteorology

For Students 9th - 10th
A useful page from the Hong Kong Observatory offering introduction to weather and weather phenomenon. Learn about thunderstorms, tides, monsoon season, weather radar, and weather in space. Not a slick site but informative. Most...
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Classroom Planetarium

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Create a classroom model of the solar system while teaching about relative size of all the planets, and each planet's distance from the sun.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Solar Flare

For Students 9th - 10th
A photo of the sun showing an incredible solar flare reaching out away from the glowing star.