Sun-Earth Day 2008: Space Weather Around the World

EDUCATORS

This section has been specifically designed for you, the educator. You will find lesson plans for grades K-5, 6-8 and 9-12. You will also find other helpful web resources and educational hooks that demonstrate how today's technological marvels in solar viewing were built upon the foundation left by our ancestors from around the world.

To enhance your lessons visit the Multimedia Center where we have placed a variety of exciting materials including interactive children's books, multimedia viewers, games and our new interactive timeline called, "Sun Watchers Through Time".

Solar Energy

These Solar Energy activities have been developed and approved by the US Department of Energy for use in the classroom. They are for grades K-12, placed in the proper grade levels and are appropriate for classrooms, home and science fair projects.

• Solar Cell Simulation
• Energy From the Sun Teacher and Student Guides (7 Activities)
• Solar Powered System
• Rain Machine (Solar Still)
• The Sun and Its Energy (14 Activities)
• What's Cooking

ALERT

On August 1, 2008, there will be a live broadcast of a Total Solar Eclipse as it occurs over China. Prepare your students for this event with our eclipse resources found on the Sun-Earth Day 2006 website:

• Storytelling
• Eclipse Facts
• Stanford Solar Center
• Broadcast: Path of Totality
• Engagement Activity: Eclipsing the Sun
• Eclipse Presenations
• Instructional Guide: Building a Foundation for Eclipse 2006

SUN-EARTH LINKS

• Tracking a Solar Storm
• Space Weather Center
• Stanford Solar Center
• Solarmax IMAX Film
• Listen to "The Sun Song" by the Chromatics
• ISTP Puzzles and Games
• From Stargazers to Starships