Danger! Solar Storm Classroom Edition

Is Earth's new technology safe from the Sun's fiery flare-ups?

Solar Flares, Sunspots; Coronal Mass Ejections, Auroras…

Join SPACE.com correspondent Dave Brody as he takes you deep inside NOAA's Space Environment Center—the first place on Earth to feel the Sun's wrath. 15 solar scientists illuminate the Sun for you.

Danger! Solar Storm Classroom Edition shows you just how dynamic and changeable our daytime star really is. You will see the vibrant surface and atmosphere of the Sun through the multi-wavelength eyes of satellites and high-tech detectors. Hear what the experts have to say about the Sun and how it influences Earth and today's modern society.

This 2005 Telly Award Finalist for Multimedia Video comes complete with a teaching guide full of discussion questions, cross-curricular activities and correlations to national standards. It is a wonderful educational resource that will inspire and excite your students about space science.

Teaching Guide includes:

Teaching Strategies

Discussion Questions

Across-the-Curriculum Activity Ideas

Across-the-Curriculum Writing Suggestions

Careers in Science

Curriculum correlations for United States and Canada

DVD Features:

Aurora Image Gallery

Flare Movie File

Chapter Index lets you navigate to nine different topics
1. A Solar Storm
2. Impact on Space
3. Earth Reacts
4. Watching the Sun
5. The Solar Cycle
6. The Aurorae
7. Impact on Earth
8. The Sun's Corona
9. Sun vs. Other Stars

Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and Digital Stereo

Music by Jonn Serrie and others

Images, and animations and predictive simulations: NASA, ESA, Maas Digital, JPL, Cornell University, Malin Space Systems, Dana Berry / Skyworks Digital. Spaceship window element by Thomas O. Miller (atomicart.com) and Ron Miller.

Total Run Time: 55 minutes