Space Weather Action Center
SPACE WEATHER ACTION CENTER
Above: This is an example of a Space Weather Action Center that you might set up in your classroom.
Imagine being able to monitor the progress of an entire solar storm from the time it erupts from our sun until it sweeps past our small planet effecting enormous changes in our magnetic field. Now imagine being able to do all of this from your classroom-based Space Weather Action Center (S.W.A.C.)! By following the basic steps in the Instructional Guide your class will soon be on its way to accessing, analyzing and recording NASA satellite and observatory data. You will also want to download the 'step-by-step' Educator's Setup Guide where you will find a variety of recommendations and diagrams showing you how to construct a fully functional SWAC inside your classroom while keeping potential limitations on classroom space and technology in mind.
Once established your class will be ready to move into the second cross-disciplinary phase of the program where they will transform their journal data into real S.W.A.C. news reports! We've made this phase easy by providing an adaptable SWAC script! All they have to do is fill in the missing pieces based on the data collected in their student journals. In the S.W.A.C. Setup Guide we have suggested several very inexpensive alternative methods by which you can produce multimedia Space Weather Action Reports.
EDUCATIONAL GUIDES
- Instructional Guide
- This guide is designed to show your students how to monitor the progress of a solar storm. You will also find 'step-by step' instructions on how to read, analyze and record space weather data.
- Setup Guide
- Use this guide to create a fully functional Space Weather Action Center inside your classroom! It is complete will recommendations, diagrams, and the necessary list of materials.
DATA COLLECTION SHEETS
Bring your journals to life with these 'easy to understand' Data Collection Sheets. Each sheet provides the necessary questions and refreshers on how to interpret necessary space weather data.
- Adobe Acrobat Collection Sheets
FLIP CHARTS
Ensure student success by printing and posting all of the necessary student instructions to each of the stations in your Space Weather Action Center!
- Adobe Acrobat Printable Flip Chart
Space Weather Action Center is a product brought to you by the Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum. For more information contact Elaine Lewis or Troy Cline.
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