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Winter is very dark there. The Sun does not rise very high in the sky during the day. The nights are very long. People used to tell stories about the colors they saw. They tried to explain why the colors were there. Today, scientists study the Earth and the Sun to learn about the colors. COLORS IN THE NIGHT SKY: THE AURORA COLORS IN THE NIGHT SKY: THE AURORA 2 5 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jessica taught at the elementary level (grades 4-6) and middle school (grades 5-8 math and science) in Memphis, TN and Anchorage, AK. Her work with Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears involves creating and managing content for the magazine and blog. Jessica Fries-Gaither Elementary Resource Specialist, The Ohio State University COLORS IN THE NIGHT SKY: THE AURORA BY JESSICA FRIES-GAITHER http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org MAY 2008 Issue 3: Polar Patterns: Day, Night, and Seasons (May 2008) Copyright May 2008 – The Ohio State University Supported by the National Science Foundation Licensed Under a Creative Commons license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Find this story and others at: http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org/information.php?topic=stories Flesch - Kincaid RL = 1.8 Northern Lights. Photo courtesy of stock.xchng. Antarctica. Photo courtesy of elisfanclub, Flickr. Winter icon courtesy of iconfinder.com
Transcript of COLORS IN THE NIGHT SKY: THE AURORAcolors in the sky. Red, pink, green, and white seem to dance...
Winter is very dark there. The Sun does not rise very high in the sky during the day. The nights are very long.
People used to tell stories about the colors they saw. They tried to explain why the colors were there.
Today, scientists study the Earth and the Sun to learn about the colors.
COLORS IN THE NIGHT SKY: THE AURORA COLORS IN THE NIGHT SKY: THE AURORA
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jessica taught at the elementary level (grades 4-6) and middle school (grades 5-8 math and science) in Memphis, TN and Anchorage, AK. Her work with Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears involves creating and managing content for the magazine and blog.
Jessica Fries-GaitherElementary Resource Specialist, The Ohio State University
COLORS IN THE NIGHT SKY: THE AURORABY JESSICA FRIES-GAITHER
http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org
MAY 2008
Issue 3: Polar Patterns: Day, Night, and Seasons (May 2008)Copyright May 2008 – The Ohio State University
Supported by the National Science
Foundation
Licensed Under a Creative Commons license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Find this story and others at:http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org/information.php?topic=stories
Flesch - Kincaid RL = 1.8
Northern Lights. Photo courtesy of stock.xchng.
Antarctica. Photo courtesy of elisfanclub, Flickr. Winter icon courtesy of iconfinder.com
COLORS IN THE NIGHT SKY: THE AURORA COLORS IN THE NIGHT SKY: THE AURORA
COLORS IN THE NIGHT SKY: THE AURORA COLORS IN THE NIGHT SKY: THE AURORA
Have you heard of the North Pole? What about the South Pole? They are places at the top and bottom of the world.
They have learned a lot, but still have questions.
Maybe someday you will see the colors in the night sky!
What makes the colors in the sky?
Why are they there?
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Some nights, you can see colors in the sky. Red, pink, green, and white seem to dance across the dark sky. They are beautiful.
Polar Regions Map. Illustration courtesy of Wikimaedia Commons.
Photo courtesy of Rhys Boulton, U.S. Antarctic Program, National Science Foundation. Penguin icon courtesy of iconfinder.com.
The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, shines above Bear Lake. Photo courtesy of Joshua Strang, U.S. Air Force, Wikimedia Commons.
Northern Lights. Photo courtesy of NASA.
North Pole
South Pole
