Space Weather Center: Amazing Plasmas

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This page features an interactive tutorial on plasma: its nature as a state of matter, uses of plasmas on Earth, and a brief introduction to the role of plasma in the universe. It was developed for secondary grades and could be useful as a building block for high school students who are struggling with the curriculum. Be aware that the Flash version of the "Matter Sorter" has been retired, but the "Magneto Bowling" game is functional.

NOTE: The "Magneto Bowling" game runs in an app called Ruffle, a Flash Player emulator written in Rust. Ruffle runs on all modern operating systems as a standalone application, and on all modern browsers through the use of WebAssembly.

http://www.spaceweathercenter.org/amazing_plasmas/01/01.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - The Sun = Space Weather Modern Physics - Plasma Physics	- High School - Middle School - Informal Education	- Instructional Material = Activity = Game = Tutorial

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2001 Space Weather Center
Keywords:: ionized gas, ionizing radiation, space weather, states of matter
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created February 27, 2022 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: February 27, 2022 by Caroline Hall
Last Update when Cataloged:: August 29, 2011
Other Collections:: The Physics Front

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Next Generation Science Standards

Disciplinary Core Ideas (K-12)

Structure and Properties of Matter (PS1.A)

Each atom has a charged substructure consisting of a nucleus, which is made of protons and neutrons, surrounded by electrons. (9-12)

Types of Interactions (PS2.B)

Forces at a distance are explained by fields (gravitational, electric, and magnetic) permeating space that can transfer energy through space. Magnets or electric currents cause magnetic fields; electric charges or changing magnetic fields cause electric fields. (9-12)

The Universe and its Stars (ESS1.A)

Other than the hydrogen and helium formed at the time of the Big Bang, nuclear fusion within stars produces all atomic nuclei lighter than and including iron, and the process releases electromagnetic energy. Heavier elements are produced when certain massive stars achieve a supernova stage and explode. (9-12)

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Space Weather Center: Amazing Plasmas (Space Science Institute, Boulder, 2001), <http://www.spaceweathercenter.org/amazing_plasmas/01/01.html>.

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Space Weather Center: Amazing Plasmas. (2011, August 29). Retrieved May 1, 2025, from Space Science Institute: http://www.spaceweathercenter.org/amazing_plasmas/01/01.html

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Space Science Institute. Space Weather Center: Amazing Plasmas. Boulder: Space Science Institute, August 29, 2011. http://www.spaceweathercenter.org/amazing_plasmas/01/01.html (accessed 1 May 2025).

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Space Weather Center: Amazing Plasmas. Boulder: Space Science Institute, 2001. 29 Aug. 2011. 1 May 2025 <http://www.spaceweathercenter.org/amazing_plasmas/01/01.html>.

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