Your Assignment
Solar StormWatch Project
Visit NASA's STEREO project portal and read the mission overview.
Visit the Zoo Universe Solar StormWatch Project page and read about the mission. Log in using the username and password that was given to your group by your teacher. Suggested times are given for each phase to help you manage your time. (12 minutes)
Now let's move on to analyzing other features!
Extra Credit: Complete the Track Training and complete 2 Track It Back modules. Print your My Solar StormWatch page and submit for up to 5 points added.
Visit the Zoo Universe Solar StormWatch Project page and read about the mission. Log in using the username and password that was given to your group by your teacher. Suggested times are given for each phase to help you manage your time. (12 minutes)
- Explore the interactive Sun, Earth, & Space feature. Be sure to click on all of the blue circles and answer the questions on your handout.
- Explore the interactive STEREO Spacecraft feature. Be sure to zoom in using the buttons at the bottom, and click on all of the blue circles and answer the questions on your handout.
- Go to the Why Scientists Need You page and view the views Solar Mysteries, Crowdsourcing, and Human Touch videos. Respond to the questions on your handout.
- Make sure that you are logged in and complete the SPOT Training. Answer the questions on your handout. (10 minutes)
- Once you have completed the SPOT Training, watch the How To Screen Cast and follow the link to flickr to check out the examples in the solar storm image gallery. Sketch some examples in the space provided on your handout. If you want more practice, you can watch the 2nd Screen Cast. (10 minutes)
- Class Checkpoint: We will complete a SPOT as a class. Be thinking about whether or not there are right/wrong answers here! (3 minutes)
- Complete 2 SPOTs on your own. Fill in the data/observation chart on your handout. (5 minutes)
Now let's move on to analyzing other features!
- Follow the flickr link and examine the What's That image gallery. Sketch examples in the space provided on your handout. (4 minutes)
- View the How To Screen Cast. (4 minutes)
- Use the Extra Info sidebar on the right side of the webpage to answer the questions on your handout. (2 minutes)
- You are ready to analyze some images! Do 2 What's That modules and complete the data/observation chart on your handout. (6 minutes)
- We will examine the image gallery and analyze the real-time image as a class. Remember that this work is SUBJECTIVE: the observations that you record on your handout may be different than others in the class. (6 minutes)
- View the flickr examples of j-maps.
- View the Trace It Screen Cast and answer the questions on your handout.
- Complete one incoming trace. Keep going until you find an image that contains a solar storm--many will not.
Extra Credit: Complete the Track Training and complete 2 Track It Back modules. Print your My Solar StormWatch page and submit for up to 5 points added.
