Background Information
This page provides students and teachers with additional resources to help understand
the topics in the lesson. This material can be used to enrich classroom activities,
to provide students with a source of information, or be the basis for an outside
project.
Solar Flares and
Radio Reception
- Electricity and Magnetism
The Force of Magnetism
Radio Transmission
Activity
Sound - A detailed description
of sound, how it is generated and how it propagates. Towards the bottom of the page
there is a detailed discussion of radio transmissions.
Basic Facts
about Radio Signals - Another great Windows on
the Universe page.
The Atmosphere
- a description of the levels of the atmosphere from the NASA Space Academy
web-site
The Atmosphere
- from the NOVA On-line adventure series
The
Ionosphere - this is a page from the University of Michigan's Windows on the Universe, one of the best
resources on the Internet for Earth and Space science information. Note that you can
change the level of the information being presented by clicking on the beginner,
intermediate, or advanced buttons on the top of the page.
Glossary of Terms - This is a nice
glossary of most of the term you will come across in this site. It is maintained by
the Space Environment Center.
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