Aurora Borealis, The Northern Lights

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The Aurora Explained
This site provides teaching and learning activities and ideas as well as images. There is also a list of selected books and resource information. 

Thursday’s Classroom
This is a resource site to integrate the theme of northern lights into the classroom. 

Thinkquest
This is an informative site for student and teacher use. 

Paintings in the Sky
Click on the Teacher’s Page for classroom ideas.  There is a self-guided lesson and specific focus questions to use with students.

Links for Kids
Check out these links to find general information, photos, and images from space. Can your students imagine what it would be like to see the lights in person?

Books
This list of books about the Northern Lights will help you locate resources to use in the classroom.

ASAHI Educational Foundation’s Aurora
View the slide show by clicking "next" to learn facts about aurora, legends, and how early explorers viewed the lights. This is a great site for students of all ages!

Big Space Storm
This easy to read article will help students understand the solar storm that creates the Northern Lights.