Join SPACE.com correspondent Dave Brody as he takes you deep inside NOAA's Space Environment Center - the first place on Earth to feel the Sun's wrath. Fifteen solar scientists illuminate the Sun for you.
Danger! Solar Storm Classroom Edition shows you just how dynamic and changeable our daytime star really is. You will see the vibrant surface and atmosphere of the Sun through the multi-wavelength eyes of satellites and high-tech detectors. Hear what the experts have to say about the Sun and how it influences Earth and today's modern society.
This 2005 Telly Award Finalist for Multimedia Video comes complete with a teaching guide full of discussion questions, cross-curricular activities and correlations to national standards. It is a wonderful educational resource that will inspire and excite your students about space science.
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Danger! Solar Storm, discusses the nature of coronal mass ejections(CMEs) and solar flares on the Earth. Students will learn about a 1998 event in which a CME interrupted the service of a communication satellite, disrupting pager service throughout most of the United States. Classes that study the Northern and Southern Lights will find a three-minute introductory segment on the aurorae as well as a longer segment with numerous photographs and film clips of notable displays in recent years.
Divided into nine segments plus some "bonus content," the DVD also covers sunspot cycles, investigations into the structure of the corona, attempts to predict solar weather, and a comparison of the Sun to other stars.
With the recent interest in solar power, it is advisable for students to have some solid background on the nature of the Sun, and Danger! Solar Storm provides just that. Even schools that do not purchase the entire Starry Night set will find this DVD to be a worthwhile addition.
Teaching Guide includes:
* Strategies for whole-class or individual instruction
* Discussion questions that develop science process skills: initiating and planning; analyzing and interpreting; performing and recording; and communication and teamwork
* Cross-curricular activities with tie-ins to language arts, social studies, geography, math, biology, chemistry and physics
* Interviews with scientists and insight into careers in science
* Curriculum correlations for United States and Canada
DVD Features:
* Aurora Image Gallery
* Flare Movie File
* Chapter Index lets you navigate to nine different topics
1. A Solar Storm
2. Impact on Space
3. Earth Reacts
4. Watching the Sun
5. The Solar Cycle
6. The Aurorae
7. Impact on Earth
8. The Sun’s Corona
9. Sun vs. Other Stars
* Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and Digital Stereo
* Music by Jonn Serrie and others
* Images, and animations and predictive simulations: NASA, ESA, Maas Digital, JPL, Cornell University, Malin Space Systems, Dana Berry / Skyworks Digital. Spaceship window element by Thomas O. Miller (atomicart.com) and Ron Miller.
Total Run Time: 55 minutes
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