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Solar Eruptions: Effects on Earth Satellites Power Stations Pagers, Cell Phones Pigeons Images courtesy of NOAA/SEC
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The Bad Guy
Image courtesy of SOHO
Solar Eruptions: Effects on Earth
• Satellites• Power Stations• Pagers, Cell
Phones• Pigeons
Images courtesy of NOAA/SEC
The Good Guy: Space Station Alpha
Image courtesy of NASA
Early Warning
• Apollo 16 & 17• Cycle 23: 2000-2001
Images courtesy of NOAA/SEC
The Crisis: A Coronal Mass Ejection
Images courtesy of NOAA/SEC
The Curriculum
• Application• Specialist Preparation: 4 Topics (see more)
• Space Weather• Radiation Health• Electricity• Human RespirationEach topic includes 2-3 lessons, with hands-on component
• Culminates in a LIVE Space Mission
Mission Day
• STORM Team- Space weather forecasting
• Radiation Team- Astronaut health• Life Support- Environmental monitoring• Power Team- Electronics, power supply• Crisis Management Team
Special Thanks to:
For more information, contact
Bruce HowardChallenger Learning CenterWheeling Jesuit University
[email protected](304) 243-4325
The CurriculumSpecialist Preparation: 4 TopicsSpace Weather (Electromagnetic spectrum, magnetism)
Physical Sciences
Radiation Health (components of atoms, DNA, basic physiology)
Chemistry, Biology
Electricity (power, energy) Physical Sciences
Human Respiration (gaseous components of air, air pressure)
Biology, Chemistry
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