| Magnetosphere & Aurora Borealis | |||
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| Slideshow introduction - student created Google Slide presentation (15 minutes) → overview of the topic and the science behind the Auroras as well as some native mythology around the auroras → time for student questions |
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| Rotation 1 (15 minutes) | Rotation 2 (15 minutes) | Rotation 3 (15 minutes) | |
| WHERE | Hallway | Classroom | Classroom |
| WHO | Middle school students | Teacher | Teacher/Parent |
| MATERIALS | Wearable signs (string and paper plate) - painted with florescent paint Darkened enclosure with black light Fluorescent painted auroral display Floor markings for the sun and path of the solar wind (path marked in yarn) | Workbook page 42-43 Bar magnet Iron filings Tray Piece of paper Styrofoam ball cut in half to represent the earth Colored pencils for students to label the diagram after demo | Chalk pastels Black paper Thin piece of aluminum sheeting to represent an auroral curtain Visual references (examples of the shapes, photos of aurora displays, etc.) |
| WHAT | Magnetosphere Simulation (To show process of how the aurora is formed) MS students created a darkened “room” and guided students through an interactive model of how the aurora is formed | Magnetic Field Demonstration (adapted from “How the Earth Works”) Teacher demonstration to teach about polarity and magnetic field | Auroral Display ART Students used chalk pastels to recreate the colors and shapes of auroral display Content focus: Learn about the different shapes of auroral displays |
| NGSS Alignment Full, more detailed outline of standards & progressions → NGSS Progressions |
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| Earth Science ESS1.A The universe and its stars ESS1.B Earth and the solar system ESS2.A Earth materials and systems Physical Science PS1.A Structure of matter (includes PS1.C Nuclear processes) PS1.B Chemical reactions PS2.A Forces and motion PS2.B Types of interactions PS3.A Definitions of energy PS3.B Conservation of energy and energy transfer PS3.C Relationship between energy and forces PS4.B Electromagnetic radiation | Earth Science ESS1.B Earth and the solar system ESS2.A Earth materials and systems Physical Science PS2.A Forces and motion PS2.B Types of interactions PS3.A Definitions of energy PS3.B Conservation of energy and energy transfer PS3.C Relationship between energy and forces PS4.B Electromagnetic radiation | Earth Science ESS1.A The universe and its stars ESS1.B Earth and the solar system ESS2.A Earth materials and systems Physical Science PS1.A Structure of matter (includes PS1.C Nuclear processes) PS1.B Chemical reactions PS2.A Forces and motion PS2.B Types of interactions PS3.A Definitions of energy PS3.B Conservation of energy and energy transfer PS3.C Relationship between energy and forces PS4.B Electromagnetic radiation |
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| Modifications: Visuals with labels, models | |||
| Notes & Other resources: Northern Lights - A to Z by Mindy Dwyer Aurora - A Tale of Northern Lights by Mindy Dwyer Northern Lights - The Science, Myth, and Wonder of Aurora Borealis (photography by Calvin Hall & Daryl Peterson, essay by George Beyson Skye Sisters by Jac Bourdeau Waboose |
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