Dark Nights, Northern Lights

December and January are some of the darkest months of the year in Alaska, and that means more of an opportunity to see Northern Lights in the dark skies. So this month, Kigluait brings to you a special event about Northern Lights. We will explore what causes northern lights by examining literature and art about northern lights. The program itself will feature an honored and respected Talkeetna artist, whom will show us how to paint the Northern Lights, while learning about their scientific origin. This months special event will only have 12 slots available, and will not be offered of any other time!

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Grade level: 1-12
Cost: $100.00
Date: January 20, 2010
Time:

Session 1 Grades 1-3: 7:00-8:00 Alaska Time (8:00-9:00 Pacific)(9:00-10:00 Mtn)(10:00-11:00Central)(11:00-12:00 Eastern)
Session 2 Grades 4-5 or Grades 1-3: 8:15-9:15 Alaska Time (9:15-10:15 Pacific)(10:15-11:15 Mtn)(11:15-12:15 Central)(12:15-1:15 Eastern)
Session 3 Grades 4-5 or Grades 6-12: 9:30-10:30 Alaska Time (10:30-11:30 Pacific)(11:30-12:30 Mtn)(12:30-1:30 Central)(1:30-2:30 Eastern)
Session 4: Grades 6-12: 10:45-11:45 Alaska Time (11:45-12:45 Pacific)(12:45-1:45 Mtn)(1:45-2:45 Central)(2:45-3:45 Eastern)

National Standards:

NS.K-4.1 and NS.9-12.1 and NS.5-8.1 SCIENCE AS INQUIRY Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
NL-ENG.K-12.4 COMMUNICATION SKILLS Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

Overview of Videoconference:
5 min: Introductions and sharing of Pre-Activity
5 min: Examine the Northern Lights (Talkeetna Northern Lights or Footage from Migratory Films)
10 min: Painting and Story telling of Northern Lights
10 min: Science of Northern Lights
15 min: (Story/ Hypothesis/ Prediction)
15 min: Class Storytelling about Northern Lights

Resources

Web Resources

Aurora Forecast:

Aurora WebCams

Information about the Aurora

Literature about Aurora

Aurora: A Tale of Northern Lights by Mindy Dwyer
Auroras: Light Shows in the Night Sky by Donna Walsh Shepherd
Roaring, Boring Alice: A Story of the Aurora Borealis by P. K. Merski and Mark Weber
Aurora of the Northern Lights by Holly Hardin
Northern Lights: The Soccer Trails by Michael Kusugak and Vladyana Krykorka
Ulaq and the Northern Lights by Harriet Peck Taylor
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS: HOW ONE MAN SACRIFICED LOVE, HAPPINESS AND SANITY TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY OF THE AURORA BOREALIS by LUCY JAGO
Spirit Lights by Bonnie Turne

Aurora Sound