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Featured Interactives

An image of the aurora australis as seen from the International Space Station. Green and red aurora are visible over the Earth.

Space Weather StoryMap

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Learners will explore the causes and effects of space weather and how NASA studies it.

A diagram of the Sun's atmosphere.

Comparing Earth and Space Weather StoryMap

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Learners will explore differences between weather on Earth and space weather and the hazards of each.

Image of the Sun - credit: NASA

What is Space Weather?

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

In this interactive, students will learn the basics of space weather by engaging in a short interactive which introduces key terms: space weather, sunspot, solar flare, coronal mass ejection, and solar wind. Students will be able to identify the causes and hazards of space weather.

Sun corona and solar wind diagram

Space Weather Maps

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Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

In this interactive you will create space weather forecast maps for solar minimum and solar maximum.

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Image of Sun showing sunspots and activity on the surface.
What is Space Weather?
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Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

In this interactive, students will learn the basics of space weather by engaging in a short interactive which introduces key terms: space weather, sunspot, solar flare, coronal mass ejection, and solar wind. Students will be able to identify the causes and hazards of space weather.

Gray circle in center representing Sun. Gray triangles surrounding Sun for corona. Yellow circles at the end of each triangle for solar wind. Arrows from each yellow circle showing direction of solar wind away from Sun.
Space Weather Maps
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

In this interactive you will create space weather forecast maps for solar minimum and solar maximum.