Why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore? And what is a planet anyway? Astrophysicist Jackie Faherty explains!
 
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Bill Nye - Outer Space Worksheet is a worksheet by Teach Science with Fergy for students to work through, along with the supplementary resources that you will find as part of this lesson

Bill Nye - Outer Space Worksheet

Bill Nye - Outer Space Worksheet with Answers is a worksheet by Teach Science with Fergy for students to work through, along with the supplementary resources that you will find as part of this lesson

Bill Nye - Outer Space Worksheet with Answers

Our Solar System - Exit Ticket

Our Solar System - Student Presentation

Our Solar System - Teaching Presentation 

Our Solar System - Student Lesson Outline 

February 11, 2015 marks five years in space for NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which provides incredibly detailed images of the whole sun 24 hours a day. Capturing an image more than once per second, SDO has provided an unprecedentedly clear picture of how massive explosions on the sun grow and erupt ever since its launch on Feb. 11, 2010. The imagery is also captivating, allowing one to watch the constant ballet of solar material through the sun's atmosphere, the corona. 

In honor of SDO's fifth anniversary, NASA has released a video showcasing highlights from the last five years of sun watching. Watch the movie to see giant clouds of solar material hurled out into space, the dance of giant loops hovering in the corona, and huge sunspots growing and shrinking on the sun's surface. 

The imagery is an example of the kind of data that SDO provides to scientists. By watching the sun in different wavelengths – and therefore different temperatures – scientists can watch how material courses through the corona, which holds clues to what causes eruptions on the sun, what heats the sun's atmosphere up to 1,000 times hotter than its surface, and why the sun's magnetic fields are constantly on the move.

Five years into its mission, SDO continues to send back tantalizing imagery to incite scientists' curiosity. For example, in late 2014, SDO captured imagery of the largest sun spots seen since 1995 as well as a torrent of intense solar flares. Solar flares are bursts of light, energy and X-rays. They can occur by themselves or can be accompanied by what's called a coronal mass ejection, or CME, in which a giant cloud of solar material erupts off the sun, achieves escape velocity and heads off into space. In this case, the sun produced only flares and no CMEs, which, while not unheard of, is somewhat unusual for flares of that size. Scientists are looking at that data now to see if they can determine what circumstances might have led to flares eruptions alone. 

Goddard built, operates and manages the SDO spacecraft for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington, D.C. SDO is the first mission of NASA's Living with a Star Program. The program's goal is to develop the scientific understanding necessary to address those aspects of the sun-Earth system that directly affect our lives and society.

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How can we make Mars, Venus, or some of the moons in our solar system more earth-like? Terraforming, of course!
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How Could We Create A Second Earth?

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This video was conceived of, written, and performed by 5th and 7th graders from KIPP Heartwood Academy in San Jose, California. Please be respectful of their hard work in the comment section below. 

This project began at one school thanks to a Hewlett Packard Sustainability and Social Innovation Grant (sponsored by Silicon Valley Education Foundation). I was able to expand it thanks to a Kickstarter campaign (known as "Brahe's Battles"). We have now completed five science history battle rap music videos on five topics at five different bay area schools. 

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Dwarf Planet, Wassup? (Pluto Rap) - Science History Rap Battle

Solar System Research Activity is an activity by Guinea Pig to use as part of their lessons, to enhance your English at your school

Solar System Research Activity

Our Solar System is a lesson by Teach Science with Fergy, containing engaging videos, presentations and activities to help develop students' science knowledge.

Why Isn't Pluto a Planet?

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