Are Instructional Guides available for educators?
Yes. You can download 2 separate guides that from the Getting Started section of the SWAC website: Instructional Guide, Flip chart Guide. The Instructional Guide follows the 5E Learning Cycle. The 5E lessons ask students to use inquiry skills by exhibiting what they know and what they can do with their knowledge in a real time dimension. Included in the guide are Instructional Objectives, Standards Connections and Activities. Every activity has been carefully designed to follow 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. Student analysis of the data associated with each section will contribute to a deeper understanding of the overarching concept: How can we predict solar storms to protect satellites, power grids, and astronauts? The Flip Chart Guide provides a snapshot of all four student flip charts: Sunspot Regions, Storm Signals, Magnetosphere, Au
