HR: 1340h
AN: ED13D-1167 [Abstracts]
TI: The Sun-Earth Connection: How Ionospheric Monitoring can Engage and Inspire Students in Science and
Engineering.
AU: Scherrer, D
EM: dscherrer@solar.stanford.edu
AF: Stanford University, 455 Via Palou, Annex B, Stanford, CA 94305
United States
AU: * Mitchell, R
EM: rmitchell@sun.stanford.edu
AF: Stanford University, 455 Via Palou, Annex B, Stanford, CA 94305
United States
AU: Clark, B
EM: bclark@sun.stanford.edu
AF: San Leandro High School, 2200 Bancroft Ave, San Leandro, CA 94577
United States
AU: Styner, R
EM: styner@hotmail.com
AF: San Leandro High School, 2200 Bancroft Ave, San Leandro, CA 94577
United States
AU: Fotrell, S
EM: sfottrell@earthlink.net
AF: Castro Valley High School, 19400 Santa Maria Ave, Castro Valley, CA 94546
United States
AU: Dave, T
EM: tdave@chabotcollege.edu
AF: Chabot Community College, 25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545
United States
AU: Lee, S
EM: shannonl@sun.Stanford.edu
AF: Chabot Community College, 25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545
United States
AU: Scherrer, P
EM: pscherrer@solar.stanford.edu
AF: Stanford University, 455 Via Palou, Annex B, Stanford, CA 94305
United States
AU: Winegarden, S
EM: scottw@solar.stanford.edu
AF: Stanford University, 455 Via Palou, Annex B, Stanford, CA 94305
United States
AB:
The Stanford Solar Center is introducing an educator-designed project designed to reach underserved high school and community
college students. The program consists of a Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance (SID) instrument that monitors, in real-time,
solar-induced changes in the Earth's ionosphere. The instrument and supporting documentation are provided without cost to
underserved schools. Students are required to build their own antenna (low-cost and quick to make) and perform research with
the monitor; some engineering possibilities also exist with the monitor. Data collection is centralized at Stanford to
allow access to research data collected by the various sites. The goal of the project is to inspire students from diverse
backgrounds to consider a college major in the sciences toward a career in science or engineering. The project is supported
by NSF's Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling (CISM) and is an approved project by the International Heliophysical
Year, 2007.
UR: http://solar-center.stanford.edu/SID/
DE: 2435 Ionospheric disturbances
DE: 6630 Workforce
DE: 7944 Ionospheric effects on radio waves
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: Fall Meeting 2005