Curated OER
Flip Books!
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...
Curated OER
Exploring Magnetism in Solar Flares
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...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Space Weather Research Explorer
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.
NASA
Nasa: The Sun
An introduction to the Sun including its size and distance from the Earth, sunspots, flares and coronal mass ejections.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Solar Flare Leaves Sun Quaking
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Surface Features of the Sun
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize surface features on the Sun, such as solar flares and sunspots.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Surface Features of the Sun
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize surface features on the sun, such as solar flares and sunspots.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Solar Flare Largest Ever Seen
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.
Other
Hong Kong Observatory: Meteorology
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...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Classroom Planetarium
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.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Solar Flare
A photo of the sun showing an incredible solar flare reaching out away from the glowing star.