LIVE FROM THE AURORA
Tuesday March 18, 2003 |
Student viewers interact in real-time with researchers at live uplink sites such as NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and at high latitudes in Alaska, where auroras are frequent and intense. The diverse cadre of on-camera researchers will post BIOgraphies and Field Journals online allowing students to go behind the scenes in ways no textbook can.
Through the website, students will be able to "Ask an Auroral Scientist" any time from January 2003 through May 2003, the end of the school year. The website will also house PDF files with teacher-tested, inquiry-based hands-on activities. Most of us take the Sun for granted, and-apart from the seasons-don't really appreciate its impact on every aspect of our lives. Auroras, however, are the most outward, visible, dramatic and downright beautiful sign of our deep connections to the local star. Their shimmering colors reveal the otherwise invisible layers of the atmosphere. They demonstrate the importance of Earth's magnetosphere to life on our planet, an all-important protection against the vast energies of the Universe around us. |
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Explore and explain...
Electricity and magnetism |
Excite students with...
Spectacular images and remote locations |