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Here Comes the Sun

Here Comes the Sun. a workshop for Middle School Science Teachers. Presented by Deborah Valdivia-Zwolinski, Lynn Kelsh , Krista Davis, Dwayne Humphrey NASA Heliophysics Educator Ambassador’s. Logistics. Audience – Middle School Science Teachers Presentation Length – 2 hours

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Here Comes the Sun

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  1. Here Comes the Sun a workshop for Middle School Science Teachers Presented by Deborah Valdivia-Zwolinski, Lynn Kelsh, Krista Davis, Dwayne Humphrey NASA Heliophysics Educator Ambassador’s

  2. Logistics • Audience – Middle School Science Teachers • Presentation Length – 2 hours • Location – District and State workshops • Topic – Shields that protect Earth

  3. Goals • Middle school science teachers will gain a better understanding of how the sun affects the Earth’s Magnetosphere and Heliosphere • Middle school science teachers will be able to implement hands-on activities related to the magnetosphere and Heliosphere in the classroom (State frameworks).

  4. Activities • Welcome /Review of Goals • K-W-L Magnetosphere and Heliosphere • PowerPoint presentation • News Flash • Video Cosmic Collisions [Sun’s Powerful Energy] • Demonstration Heliosphere (lithograph/milk) • IBEX website

  5. Activities • Hands-on Activities (Stations) • Electromagnetic spectrum • Rocket balloon • UV beads • Cow magnets mapping/in a bottle • IBEX toss • Resources • Web links

  6. Activities • Evaluations • Conference • HEA workshop Questionnaire

  7. Here Comes the Sun a workshop for Middle School Science Teachers Presented by Deborah Valdivia-Zwolinski, Lynn Kelsh, Krista Davis, Dwayne Humphrey NASA Heliophysics Educator Ambassador’s

  8. Welcome • Agenda • Brief bio of self • Participants introduce themselves

  9. K-W-L (share and discuss) K- What you know about shields that protect the Earth W- What you want to know about shields that protect the Earth L- What you learned about shields that protect the Earth

  10. Goals • Middle school science teachers will gain a better understanding of how the sun affects the Earth’s Magnetosphere and Heliosphere • Middle school science teachers will be able to implement hands-on activities related to the magnetosphere and Heliosphere in the classroom (State frameworks).

  11. Shields that Protect the Earth • Magnetosphere • Heliosphere

  12. Cosmic Collisions • Mystery “News Flash” • Insert Video “The Suns Powerful Energy” (2 minutes) • Electromagnetic Spectrum • Rocket Balloon graphing

  13. Hands on Activities Magnetosphere (Stations) • Holy Cow • UV beads

  14. Debrief • Resources • Key Concepts

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