Attract learners to science by studying largest magnet in the galaxy. The video explains why the sun is technically a magnet and how the magnetic fields causes solar storms. It also covers the effects of solar storms on the earth such as power outages and the aurora borealis. 

Concepts

the sun, magnetism, charged particles, plasma, coronal mass ejections, solar flares, solar storms, the aurora borealis

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Introduce the video by asking how often students think the sun throws giant balls of plasma at Earth
• Use the articles and videos from the notes section to go more in depth about the sun

Classroom Considerations

• Anticipate inappropriate language, bad science, and science skeptics in the comment section
• The 12th video in a series of 22

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Works well in both traditional or flipped classrooms
• Provides high-quality graphics

Cons

• None