SUN-EARTH DAY 2010

NSTA and NASA are excited to partner in support of science educators in celebration of Sun-Earth Day 2010. The theme this year is Magnetic Storms! Add one or more of these FREE resources to your Learning Center library today and enhance your knowledge of Electric and Magnetic Forces.

Check the box next to the resource that you would like to explore and click on the "Add Selected Items to My Library" button at the bottom of this page.

SciPacks are 10-hour, self-paced, mini-courses including access to a content expert, pedagogical implications, and an embedded assessment with certificate.

Electric and Magnetic Forces SciPack - View Details

Science Objects are 2-hour content modules that help you better understand the science content you teach.

Electric Charges - View Details

Electrostatics and Current Electricity - View Details

Electromagnetism - View Details

The Sun as a Star - View Details

A Look at the Planets - View Details

Each SciGuide includes lesson plans, simulations, and approximately 100 URLs that you (and your students) can use in the classroom.

Electric and Magnetic Forces SciGuide - View Details




Teaching Through Trade Books: Seasons by the Sun, from Science and Children - View Details

The Early Years: More than Messing Around with Magnets, from Science and Children - View Details

Take a Planet Walk, from Science and Children - View Details

The Dimensions of the Solar System, from Science Scope - View Details

Editor's Roundtable: International Year of Astronomy, from Science Scope - View Details

Career of the Month: An Interview With Astronomer/Astrophysicist Shep Doeleman, from The Science Teacher - View Details



Small Sparks to Get Us Going, from Electricity and Magnetism: Stop Faking it! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It, by Dr. Bill Robertson - View Details

Light—The Early Years, from Light: Stop Faking it! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It, by Dr. Bill Robertson - View Details

Sun-Earth Day is comprised of a series of programs and events that occur throughout the year culminating with a celebration on or near the Spring Equinox.

For Sun-Earth Day 2010, we will take a journey into the heart of the electromagnetic force and demonstrate how magnetism, an everyday force that makes motors work, sticks notes to our refrigerators, and keeps electricity flowing to our houses also plays a key role in understanding the sun and is responsible for the most violent explosions in the solar system - Magnetic Storms!

Learn more about Sun-Earth 2010 activities at the NASA website