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GEONS Teacher & Student Work

Teachers and students at THEMIS schools showcase their work.

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 Podcasts 
 
Three students from Victor Trautman's class in Petersburg, AK each created a podcast to teach about the THEMIS magnetometer data to their fellow geology students. Video podcasts must be viewed with Quicktime. Get it here.
  • Our Magnetometer* by Yanet Eudave, 9 minutes
    • Video/Audio formats: m4a (8.5MB) mp3 (8.3MB)

  • Predicting Auroras* by Laura McKay, 5 minutes
    • Video/Audio formats: m4a (3.5MB) mp3 (5.1 MB)

  • THEMIS/NASA Project* by Jaclyn Lyons, 5 minutes
    • Video/Audio formats: m4a (3.4MB) mp3 (4.7 MB)

* There is video associated with the m4a format podcasts. These files are best viewed by downloading them on your machine and then opening them with QuickTime.

Visit Petersburg High School's THEMIS website to learn more about the school and its magnetometer.


 Student Presentations 
 
The Northern and Southern Lights
A presentation prepared by Dani Steele and Shayna Richards while they were students at Red Cloud High School in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Click here to go to Red Cloud High School's THEMIS homepage.

 Teacher Presentations 
 

Terry Parent, of Carson Middle School in Carson City, Nevada, created the following presentation for his 8th grade class.

Visit Carson Middle School's THEMIS homepage to learn more aobut the school and the magnetometer.

Related Links
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Northern Lights Essay Competition - Students all across Alaska from Grades K-12 are invited to submit essays

Space Grant - National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program

SEGway Education Page - Home page for SEGway with space physics lessons for K-12 students

Auroras: Paintings in the Sky - An introduction to the aurora
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