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Northern Lights Unit Study (5-Day Lesson Plan, Original Reading Passages, and Activities)

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Auroras unit cover listing lesson plans, videos, original readings, activities, and research reports
Cover of the five-day aurora unit
Unit dedication explaining that the author's daughter, Aurora, inspired this study of the polar lights
Author's dedication to her daughter Aurora
Unit instructions for planning five days, selecting report pages, printing at actual size, and stapling
Preparation and report assembly instructions
Day 1 divider introducing the first lesson and its accompanying reading, vocabulary, and report pages
Divider introducing the Day 1 materials
Day 1 lesson checklist: aurora myths video, origin readings, KWL and report pages, and a goddess drawing
Day 1 lesson plan and activity checklist
Origin of Auroras reading covering northern and southern lights, historical records, and scientists
Day 1 reading on aurora origins and history
Five vocabulary cards: aurora borealis, aurora australis, Galileo Galilei, Henry Cavendish, and Kristian Birkeland
Five vocabulary cards for the Day 1 reading
All About Auroras student report cover option with an uncolored aurora scene and a simple author space
Report cover option with a simple author space
All About Auroras student report cover option with an uncolored scene and handwriting guides for the author
Report cover option with author handwriting guides
All About Auroras student report cover option showing a shaded gray aurora scene and a space for the author
Report cover option featuring a shaded aurora scene
Attributes
Subject

Science, Basic Science

Grades

Grade 1, 2, 3

Types

Lesson Plans, Teacher Tools

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
Heather Huhman
Rating
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About This Product

Learn about the northern lights (aurora borealis) and southern lights (aurora australis) with this 5-day NO PREP unit study. It makes a great interactive addition to your writing lessons or science class. This project-based resource teaches the origin of auroras, what causes auroras, the types of auroras, and the sounds auroras make. It's perfect for first grade, second grade, and third grade classrooms, homeschool families, and cooperatives.

What's Included

A 5-day pacing guide (lesson plan)

Curated videos

Original reading passages

Optional reading for deeper research

Activities

Vocabulary cards

Mix and match differentiated report pages

Optional informative and opinion writing prompts

North Pole and South Pole coloring pages

Resource Tags

science writing northern lights aurora borealis astronomy northern lights activities

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