Curated OER
The Deadly Van Allen Belts?
For this Van Allen Belts worksheet, high schoolers read about the deadly affects of the high energy particle clouds located around the Earth. Students answer 4 questions about the dosages of radiation astronauts receive in the zones of...
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Space Applications: Radiation Induced Effects
A brief explanation of radiation belts, or Van Allen belts, in space above the surface of the earth.