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This Catch a Piece of the Sun lesson plan also includes:
- Student Text: Solar Wind Catcher
- Student Activity: Summarizing
- Student Text: Solar Wind
- (Fact Sheet—The Genesis Mission: An Overview
- Fact Sheet—How Does Studying Solar Wind Tell Us About the Origins of Planets?
- Science and Mathematics Module—Data Analysis and Generalizations
- User's Guide
- Glossary
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What does the sun mean to you? Learners have many different interests that may have connections to the sun. Whether its solar radiation, solar flares, or solar storms, there are connections to daily interests that may surprise your classes. This is the first in a series of five lessons on the sun.
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Instructional Ideas
- Begin the lesson with a KWL activity to access prior knowledge of the sun and solar winds
- Create laminated note cards of the procedure to use throughout the course
Classroom Considerations
- Requires an ability to think logically and provide a specific set of rules
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- Includes links to additional resources on the same topic
- Provides worked-out samples to communicate expectations
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