Sun Earth Web Activity
Program Information
Series: NASA ConnectProgram: Data Analysis and Measurement: Having a Solar Blast
Segment Number: 3 (Watch entire program)
Duration: 00:02:01
Year Produced: 2002
Description:
NASA Connect segment involving students in a web activity that explores problems related to solar weather.
NASA CONNECT™ is a series of Emmy®-award-winning, math-focused programs. Each program supports the national math, science, and technology standards and has three components that include (1) a 30-minute television broadcast; (2) a companion educator's guide; and (3) an online activity that further explores topics presented in the broadcast. These programs establish a connection between the math, science, and technology concepts taught in the classroom to those same concepts used everyday by NASA researchers.
For more information visit: http://connect.larc.nasa.gov/Transcript
[electronic rock music]
WELCOME TO MY DOMAIN.
WE'VE GOT A COOL ACTIVITY
ON OUR NASA CONNECT WEBSITE
TO HELP YOU EXPLORE PROBLEMS
RELATED TO SOLAR WEATHER.
IT'S A P.B.L., OR PROBLEM-BASED
LEARNING ACTIVITY.
HERE'S THE PROBLEM YOU AND YOUR
CLASSMATES WILL TRY TO SOLVE.
YOU ARE THE SECRETARY
OF YOUR CLUB
AND HAVE USED A PAGER
AND CELL PHONE
TO LET YOUR COMMITTEE KNOW
ABOUT THE TIME
FOR YOUR NEXT MEETING.
WHEN NO ONE RESPONDED,
YOU MADE SEVERAL CALLS
THE NEXT DAY
AND FOUND THAT NO ONE
GOT YOUR MESSAGES.
YOU WANT TO FIND OUT
WHAT WENT WRONG.
GO TO DAN'S DOMAIN
ON THE NASA CONNECT WEBSITE
TO FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
YOU'LL ALSO FIND A LINK
TO NASA-GODDARD'S SUN-EARTH
CONNECTION EDUCATION FORUM.
HERE, YOU'LL FIND
A LOT OF GREAT RESOURCES
TO HELP YOU
IN YOUR EXPLORATION.
ONE OF THE RESOURCES
IS A GUIDE TO SPACE WEATHER.
IN IT, YOU'LL SEE IMAGES
AND INFORMATION
ABOUT SUCH THINGS
AS SUNSPOTS, SOLAR CYCLES,
SOLAR FLARES, AURORAS,
AND MORE.
CHECK OUT THE LINKS
TO THE ECLIPSE ARCHIVE.
IT GIVES DETAILED INFORMATION
FOR ALL ECLIPSES
OF THE SUN AND MOON
FROM 2001 THROUGH 2005.
AND, TEACHERS, THERE'S
AN EXCELLENT EDUCATORS' GUIDE
THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD
FROM THE WEBSITE.
THIS GUIDE IS DESIGNED
TO PROVIDE EDUCATORS
WITH A QUICK REFERENCE
TO MATERIALS AND RESOURCES
THAT ARE USEFUL
FOR UNDERSTANDING
SUN AND EARTH CONNECTIONS.
THE WEB-BASED ACTIVITY
I'VE JUST TALKED ABOUT
COULD BE USED
FOR COLLABORATING
WITH OTHER NASA CONNECT
CLASSROOMS AROUND THE WORLD.
ePALS.COM HAS A WEBSITE
THAT PROVIDES A MEETING PLACE
AND COLLABORATIVE TOOLS
THAT OVER 4 MILLION TEACHERS
AND STUDENTS CAN USE
TO CONNECT
WITH OTHER CLASSROOMS
AND WORK ON PROJECTS LIKE THIS
TOGETHER.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS HAVE YOUR TEACHER CREATE
A PROFILE
FOR YOUR CLASS.
MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE
THE KEYWORDS "NASA CONNECT"
IN YOUR PROFILE.
BY USING ePALS' SEARCH TOOL,
YOUR TEACHER CAN EASILY FIND
OTHER NASA CONNECT CLASSROOMS.
YOU'LL ALSO FIND
FREE TEACHER-MONITORED EMAIL
FOR STUDENTS
AS WELL
AS COLLABORATIVE TOOLS
LIKE MODERATED DISCUSSION
BOARDS AND CHAT ROOMS.
THAT'S IT FOR MY DOMAIN.
NOW BACK
TO THE MARYLAND SCIENCE CENTER.