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The Northern Lights: Aurora Viewing from the Ground
http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/activity/nl3.pdf
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This activity will help students understand how the Northern Lights work, what causes them, and how to observe them. They will use charts and geometry to calculate geographic locations of aurora based on satellite data, how they appear at different latitudes, and their height above the ground. Instructions for the activity are provided, and an extensive list of links to additional materials is also included.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Classroom activity
Subject:
  • Mathematics
  • Space science
Technical requirements:
Adobe Acrobat reader
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
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DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-008-015
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
      • B - Physical science:
        • Properties and changes of properties in matter
        • Transfer of energy
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Editor: Dr Sten Odenwald
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Image for Magnetopause-to-Auroral Global Exploration

Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, IMAGE Science Center
http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/