Last Updated on October 13, 2020 by Solar System Ambassador Pam Roller
SOURCE: Solar System Ambassador Pam Roller
October 12-16, 2020 is Solar Week.
Please visit www.solarweek.org
Educators are invited and encouraged to participate in a lively week of online curriculum and fun activities about our sun. Everything you need to know to participate is organized daily.
Monday – The Sun is a Star
Tuesday – Solar Close-Ups
Wednesday – The Active Sun
Thursday – The Sky Above
Friday – Solar Careers
There will be an online interactive bulletin board where classes or groups can ask a question of leading solar scientists. More information is explained on the website.
These classroom and after-school activities about the Sun-Earth connection are geared for students in grades 5-9 or youth ages 9-14. Students will learn about solar eclipses, sunspots, aurora, solar flares and storms throughout the week.