Space Weather Action Center and NASA Multiscale Magnetosphere Mission Education Resources. Learn how you can apply the 5E Instructional Model to promote STEM and STEAM to middle school students

2. Space Weather and Earth’s Aurora
Movie: Space Weather OnlineMovie: Space Weather Online

3. Coronal Mass Ejections: Crossing the Earth’s Path
The Solar Dynamo Movie
Solar Cycle
Sun’s Magnetic Field Sunspots
Online Movie

4. Coronal Mass Ejections: Crossing the Earth’s Path
Earth Is Shown For
Size Comparison
Earth
Magnetic Cloud
Coronal
Mass
Ejection
SUN
Coronal Mass Ejections Movie – IRIS / SDO Online Movie

5. The Solar Cycle
Movie: Space Weather Online

6. Societal Systems
By observing magnetic reconnection, MMS studies the ultimate driver of
space weather, which affects modern technological systems such as
communications networks, GPS navigation, and electrical power grids.
Communication, Data Collection

7. Heliophysics System Observatory

9. MMS Movie Trailer!
Movie: MMS Movie Trailer Online

10. MMS Launch!
Movie: MMS Launch Online

11. Magnetospheric Reconnection
Finding out how magnetic reconnection works
Science

12. A ‘Grand’ Analogy
Technology
Width: 4 to 18 miles (6.4- to 29-km)
Length: 277 miles (446-km)
Depth: 6000-ft (1.8-km)
Why 0.03s Time Resolution?
Landsat Image of the Grand Canyon

13. The MMS Cleanroom
Panoramic and ‘Fisheye’ Views!
We recently had the opportunity to capture 8 panoramic images and 1 ‘Fisheye’ image of the MMS
cleanroom showing the four MMS observatories. 3 of the images were uploaded to the MMS
Facebook and Pinterest pages. (Image Credit: Troy Cline, GSFC)
The ‘Fisheye’ image is currently being featured on the NASA portal at: http://1.usa.gov/13GCycH
.

14. 3 Days in 1 Minute!
Movie: 3 Days in 1 Minute Online

15. Getting to Space!
Communication, Data Collection
Technology is essential to the science of
MMS for such purposes as:
• access to outer space
• data collection and storage
• simulations and models
• communication of information
Technology

16. S.T.E.M.

17. (North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
& Illinois State Board of Education, 1995).
"Technology is transforming society,
and schools do not have a choice as
to whether they will incorporate
technology but rather
how well they use it
to enhance learning"

18. Campus Update!

19. http://www.eschoolnews.com/
Collaboration and Research:
When students have access to technology as a tool,
they become more curious about their world.
Students become self-motivated, ready to
collaborate with others to research and discover the
possibilities.
Challenger Center for Space Science Education
• Engaging, research based, cross
disciplinary approach to SEC science.

20. Shared Responsibility:
These tools allow students to express their creativity
and encourage shared responsibility for developing
course resources and materials. They also allow for
asynchronous public feedback on assignments.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/
• Engaging, research based, cross
disciplinary approach to SEC science.
• On-line content and resources : sample
scripts, video clips, sample reports,
student guides, teacher guides,
downloadable graphics, etc.

21. http://www.eschoolnews.com/
DEMO
"Horizon Report“ March 1, 2007
Inexpensive tools and easy access :
More Inexpensive tools and easy access to
technology have "opened the doors for almost
anyone to become an author, a creator, or a
filmmaker.”
Campus Update!
• Engaging, research based, cross
disciplinary approach to SEC science.
• On-line content and resources : sample
scripts, video clips, sample reports,
student guides, teacher guides,
downloadable graphics, etc.
• Regularly scheduled news reports
presented through inexpensive video
editing software and/or existing
school-based broadcast studios.

22. S.T.E.M.
And the 5 E’s
It’s about TEAM!

23. Easy to use Video:
More teachers nationwide are using video as an
instructional tool. Video assignments motivate students to
go beyond what is expected of them. Plus, the cost of
digital video cameras and editing software keeps dropping,
while ease of use increases.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/
Engage
• In this section the teacher creates
interest, generates curiosity, raises
questions and elicits responses that
uncover what the students know or
think about the sun.
• (Pre) “What we know about the Sun”
• (Pre) “What we wonder about the
Sun”
• (Post) “What we learned about the
Sun”.
Campus Update!
S.T.E.M.

24. Engage
Time: 30 Minutes
Materials:
• Drawing Supplies (paper, pencils, markers, etc.)
• “Blackout” Video Clips from Sun-Earth Day website
S.T.E.M.

25. The Space Weather Media Viewer is one of the
main observation tools that you will be using.
Once this online tool is open, simply keep it
open in a separate browser tab or window for
fast access to the data.
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/spaceweather
Explore
• In this section the students have the
opportunity to get directly involved
with the content and materials.
• By using the “Understanding the Sun
Questionnaire” student teams discover
the basics of the Sun through a guided
content exploration of the Space
Weather Media Viewer.
Campus Update!
S.T.E.M.

26. Explore
Time: 45 Minutes
Materials:
• “Understanding the Sun Questionnaire” available in the SWAC Instructional
Guide at http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/swac
• The Space Weather Media Viewer at:
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/spaceweather
S.T.E.M.

27. Communicating Science:
Students share their research through
oral presentation enhanced by their
own selection of images and data.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/
Explain
• Using the answers obtained in the
‘Explore’activity, student teams
develop reports about their
specific area of research. Each
team then shares their expertise
about the Sun and Space Weather
with their class.
Campus Update!
S.T.E.M.

28. Explain
Time: 45 Minutes
Materials:
• Answers from the “Understanding the Sun Questionnaire”
• (Optional) Printouts of imagery from the Space Weather Media
Viewer
S.T.E.M.

29. Elaborate
• In this section the students expand
on the concepts they have learned,
make connections to other related
concepts, and apply their
understandings to the world
around them.
• Students design, assemble and use
an ‘easy to make’learning center
called a Space Weather Action
Centers (SWAC) .
Campus Update!
S.T.E.M.
Collaboration and Research:
When students have access to technology as a tool,
they become more curious about their world.
Students become self-motivated, ready to
collaborate with others to research and discover the
possibilities.
Challenger Center for Space Science Education

30. S.T.E.M.
Data Collection Sheet:
Each flip chart has a corresponding Data Collection Sheet that can be downloaded from the SWAC website.
They are designed to help students quickly record and analyze necessary sets of data.
SWAC Flip Charts:
Each of the SWAC flip charts has been carefully designed to enable students easily move through the
sequence of events that occur during typical Solar Storm and are therefore comprised of the following four
main sections: Sunspot Regions, Storm Signals, Magnetosphere, Auroras.

31. S.T.E.M.
SPACE WEATHER DATA
All of the data links required to make your space weather observations are located on this single
webpage. Beside each of the ‘live data’ links on that page you will also find ‘tutorial’ links
containing easy to read tutorials that that will help you when interpreting the data. You can always
find your place by returning to this page referred to throughout each of the flipcharts.

32. Elaborate
Time (Initial Assembly): 90 Minutes
25 minutes: Instructional Flip Chart Assembly
20 minutes: Data Collection Clipboards or Notebook Assembly
45 minutes SWAC Display Board or bulletin Board Assembly
Time (Ongoing Data Collection): 30 minutes
15 minutes (per day): Data Collection (Retrieval and Recording)
15 minutes (per week): Writing SWAC News Report
Materials:
All required pdf files (Flip Charts and Data Collection Sheets) can be downloaded and printed
from the GETTING STARTED section of the SWAC website at
http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/swac
S.T.E.M.

33. Space Weather Report:
We’ve made this phase easy by providing your
students with a sample script! All they have to
do is fill in the missing pieces based on the data
collected in their student journals.
Evaluate
This is an on-going diagnostic process
that allows the teacher to determine if
the learner has attained
understanding of concepts and
knowledge. The assessment as a
Space Weather Report will show the
improvement of the data analysis as
well as a student’s ability to
communicate the science.
Campus Update!
S.T.E.M.

34. Evaluate
Time: 20 Minutes
Materials:
• Space Weather Action Center Script (template) available in the SWAC
Instructional Guide at http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/swac
Campus Update!
S.T.E.M.

36. NASAWAVELENGTH.ORG
NASA Wavelenth List ‘Sample’: http://nasawavelength.org/list/372
Heliophysics Resources for Libraries List: http://nasawavelength.org/list/436

37. iMAGINETICspace: iBook,tBook
• NASA EDGE Promotional Video
• Professional Development for Educators
• National Education Technology Standards
• Career Video and Resume Building Activity
• Educator Resource Center Workshops
• Pennsylvania Workshops
• Alignment with New Science and
Engineering Standards
NASA Website: http://1.usa.gov/1gWHIEXiTunes: http://bit.ly/1mdWTCo

38. DIY Sun Science! App
http://bit.ly/1nmrSsy

39. DIY Sun Science! App
http://bit.ly/1nmrSsy

40. Bookmark/Paper Model Activity:
This easy to do activity combines an MMS bookmark with a 1/30-scale model of the MMS spacecraft. Users
can also find important URLs and QR codes for quick access to additional information about the science and
engineering of the mission.
Support Page: http://mms.gsfc.nasa.gov/epo_mms_paper_model.html
Partners: Internal (GSFC)
Impact: National - 40 thousand distributed so far!
LEGO Models and Instructional Guides:
Over a dozen middle school, high school and college students accepted the challenge to design and build a
LEGO model of the MMS spacecraft under the guidance of research physicists, robotic and engineering
experts, and NASA education specialists.
Support Page: http://mms.gsfc.nasa.gov/epo_mms_lego_model.html
Partners: NASA’s IV&V Educator Resource Center (ERC), West Virginia University
Impact: National
MMS ‘Spatial Geometry’ Math Guide:
This guide uses examples from the MMS Mission to introduce mathematics in a real-world context to fifth
through eighth graders. It is meant to help students learn about the science, technology, engineering and
mathematics of the MMS mission and produce artifacts that can be shared with their peers and family.
Support Page: http://mms.gsfc.nasa.gov/epo_math_guide.html
Partners: West Virginia University, NASA’s IV&V Educator Resource Center (ERC)
Impact: National
Transmedia Book and iBook PD Companion – Digital Fabrication
The award winning MMS ‘iMAGINETICspace’ Transmedia book was designed to help students learn about
the MMS mission through a variety of inquiry and engineering design methods including the use of digital
fabrication. The iBook PD Companion is a professional development tool designed to assist educators with T-
Book activities
Support Page: http://1.usa.gov/1rkcHAE
Partners: ISTE, University of Virginia, James Madison University
Impact: National
MMS Projects- Highlights, Support , Partners, Impact

41. NASA’s Sun-Earth Days Outreach Program and Content Distribution:
This international program provides MMS with the opportunity to engage millions of
students, teachers and the general public through social media, big events, articles, 20,000
educator resource packets, audio/video podcasts, image galleries, links, etc.
Support Page: http://sunearthday.nasa.gov
Partners: Sun-Earth Days
Impact: International Audience
MMS Projects- Highlights, Support , Partners, Impact
STEM-Based Career Interviews:
Each video in this series provides a quick peak into the lives and careers of the extraordinary
people who make up the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission. This resource is
enhanced with additional EPO resources and is included in the new MMS iBook.
Support Page: http://bit.ly/W1wtCO
Partners: NASA EDGE, International Society of Technology Education (ISTE)
Impact: National Audience
NASA EDGE MMS Vodcasts:
The NASA EDGE outreach program is a great medium through which the general public and
students can learn about the MMS mission. Each vodcast in the MMS series focuses on a particular
component of the MMS mission while highlighting its people, content and educational resources.
Support Page: http://mms.gsfc.nasa.gov/epo_nasa_edge.html
Partners: NASA EDGE
Impact: National Audience (Over 1 million MMS vodcasts have already been downloaded!)
‘Full-scale’ Model and Workshop Templates:
Middle and high school students in West Virginia will construct and assemble a full-scale model of one
MMS satellite. This project will result in a series of educator workshops based on the newly developed
MMS Educators Guides, (LEGO, paper, full-scale) MMS models, and the MMS career video series.
Support Page: Available Soon.
Partners: NASA’s IV&V Educator Resource Center (ERC), WVU First Robotics, Clay Science Center
Impact: Display and WV Workshops (20,000 participants), Workshop Templates (National Audience)