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Dancing Lights
Young scholars view artwork and navigate the Internet, and read books to learn about the Aurora Borealis. In this Northern Lights lesson, students complete a KWL and separate the facts from the myths about the Northern lights. Young...
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Aurora Borealis
In this Aurora Borealis worksheet, students read about how early scientists used triangulation to measure the height of the Aurora Borealis. Students solve 3 problems using triangulation.
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Magnetism
All phenomena concerning magnets, their field lines and impact on objects are covered. The trivia surrounding field lines and the earth, electric charges, repulsion and attraction is plentiful. The slide show continues after twenty...
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Aurora Borealis
Young scholars read background information about the Aurora Borealis and complete a science experiment based on the lights. In this Aurora Borealis lesson plan, students read information about the formation and background of the Aurora...
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The Aurora
Students study the Aurora Borealis lights known commonly as the Northern and Southern lights. In this space science instructional activity, students study pictures of the Auroras for Jupiter and Saturn. Students visit the given website...
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Aurora Borealis
Students discuss what causes the northern lights and the folklore attached to them. They discuss magnetic fields, and use various common materials to discover if ions conduct electricity.
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Lights in the Night Sky
Young scholars read about and explore solar winds and spectacular auroras, specifically the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights.
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You Light Up My Life
Students examine the relationship between solar activity and the Earth's geomagnetic field in producing the phenomena known as aurora borealis (Northern Lights) by reading and discussing "Earth, Wind and Fireworks." students graph data...
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The amazing and Beautiful Aurora
Students research the aurora. In this aurora lesson, students participate in a webquest about the aurora. Webquest worksheet is included.
Mr. E. Science
Our Solar System
The presentation starts with the scientists who made discoveries about our solar system: Ptolemy, Copernicus, Galileo, Brahe, Kepler, and Newton. It also covers the planets, inner, outer, and Pluto, satellites, and an in-depth discussion...
International Technology Education Association
Tidy Up Those Sloppy Force Fields!
It is just magnetic. This resource presents the concept of Earth's and another planet's magnetic field and how spacecrafts detect them. Learners study a problem using magnetometers and participate in three experiments to come up with a...
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Weather Word Search
In this weather words worksheet, students analyze 10 words in a word box that pertain to the weather. Students find these words in a word search puzzle.
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Weather Alphabet Activity
In this weather activity worksheet, learners examine 25 weather-related terms and then put those terms into alphabetical order.
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Magnetic Energy
In this magnetic energy worksheet, students are given the formula to calculate the magnetic energy of an object. They use the formula to solve for the magnetic energy of the Earth, a geotail, the Sun, and a solar prominence given their...
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Solar Storms-Fractions and Percentages
In this solar storms worksheet, students find the percentage of X-Flares and Halo CMEs that occurred in solar storms and complete a Venn Diagram comparing the numbers of each.
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Plasma
In this matter worksheet, students review the states of matter, including plasma. Students read about where plasma is found and then complete 3 short answer questions.
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Quiz: Weather Phenomena #1
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders focus on the weather. Students respond to ten multiple choice questions about various aspects pertaining to our weather.
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Magnetism: Knowledge Quiz
In this magnetism quiz worksheet, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions covering a variety of concepts about magnetism.
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In Search of Cosmic Rays
Students compare rates to altitude. They conduct a class discussion about the results.
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NOAA
Noaa: Space Environment Center: Aurora [Pdf]
The science and some myths behind the aurora, also known as the aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere and the aurora australis in the Southern Hemisphere are explained.
PBS
Nova: Gallery of Auroras
Find out what causes the aurora borealis. You can view some interesting photographs of the aurora in action.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Auroras Paintings in the Sky
This site offers a very nice, detailed explanation of auroras along with some inspiring images and videos.
NASA
Nasa Space Place: What Is an Aurora?
Learn about auroras and their causes, and see some auroras caught on camera.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Is an Aurora?
Why do we see those stunning lights in the northern- and southernmost portions of the night sky? Michael Molina explains every step of the dazzling phenomenon of the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis. [4:10]
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