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Aurora borealis, Northern Lights over houses, Karasjok, Norway, February 2008

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Aurora borealis, Northern Lights over houses, Karasjok, Norway, February 2008
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Aurora borealis, Northern Lights over woodland, Karasjok, Norway, February 2008

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Aurora borealis, Northern Lights over woodland, Karasjok, Norway, February 2008
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Vivid Aurora borealis, Northern Lights, Karasjok, Norway, February 2008

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Vivid Aurora borealis, Northern Lights, Karasjok, Norway, February 2008
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Vivid Aurora borealis, Northern Lights, Karasjok, Norway, February 2008

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Vivid Aurora borealis, Northern Lights, Karasjok, Norway, February 2008
Instructional Video4:10
TED-Ed

What is an Aurora?

6th - 12th Standards
An impressive animation explains the earth's awe-inspiring auroras. The contributions of high-energy particles from the sun collide with our neutral atmospheric atoms. Explained are the roles of solar wind, plasma, the magnetosphere,...
Instructional Video6:04
Curated OER

Launchpad: Aurora Lights

6th - 8th
What are the Aurora Lights? NASA has put together a highly informative video explaining the science behind this polar phenomenon. We learn about Earth's magnetism, its interaction with the sun, and how NASA was able to understand the...
Instructional Video1:57
Bill Nye

Bill Nye The Science Guy on Magnetism

4th - 7th
This mini-episode is really more about magnetic fields than the phenomenon of magnetism. Computer graphics help Bill explain how charged particles from solar wind create the awesome Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis. Mr. Nye also...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Sun, a Real Star

K - 1st
How would you describe the sun? See if your description changes after viewing this video by NASA. You will learn about the layers of the sun and how we are protected from the sun's activity. Along with a full-length video [5:25], an...
Instructional Video
NASA

Science at Nasa: Science Casts: Hidden Magnetic Portals Around Earth

9th - 10th
A NASA-sponsored researcher at the University of Iowa has developed a way for spacecraft to hunt down hidden magnetic portals in the vicinity of Earth. These portals link the magnetic field of our planet to that of the Sun. (June 28,...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Nova Labs: The Dynamic Sun

9th - 10th
This short piece explains how the sun's magnetism is a important aspect of the function of the sun. [3:17]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Dynamic Sun

9th - 10th
A video exploring the magnetic field on the Sun and how it effects solar activity. [3:18]