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

howard@cet.edu(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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