UAF Museum of the North: Space Science Outreach Page | NASA Solar System Exploration

Source:

University of Alaska Fairbanks Museum of the North

Published:

March 8, 2023

Level

All Levels

NGSS

PS4 – Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer, PS2 – Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions, ESS2 – Earth’s Systems, PS1- Matter and its Interactions

Requirements

Low-Tech, Low/Now Cost

Language

English

The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Museum of the North’s Space Science Outreach webpage includes links to free downloadable activities, online resources, kits for loan, and more. As a NASA HEAT Partner, UAF has developed heliophysics-targeted resources which include the Sun Discovery Kit, Cultural Connections Kit, Sunspotter Kit, Energetic Aurora Kit, Magnets Kit, and entire page of hands-on activities related to the Sun, many with Native Alaskan perspectives on science. https://uaf.edu/museum/education/educators/heliophysics-aurora-outre/activities/sun/index.php

Many resources focus on the aurora phenomena, or Northern Lights, which is how many Alaskans connect to the Sun in the dark winter months of the North.

UAF also holds virtual family events, accessible to audiences across the US.