Aurora Alive Interactive Multimedia Science Education Program

The Aurora Alive Lesson Manual contains over 100 lessons, including both "introductory" and "advanced" instruction; national and state standards addressed; rubrics and other forms of assessment; and activities for both honor and "at-risk" students. Printed manuals can be purchased (click here), or the lessons can be individually downloaded below for FREE!

Note: The lessons are in PDF format, viewable with Adobe Acrobat Reader (click for free download).

Aurora Alive Advanced Lessons:
 
Unit 1: Aurora Legends Unit 2: Magnetic Earth
Native Aurora Vocabulary Describing Earth’s Layers
Topic Sentences in Legends Scale Drawing of Earth
Scientific Method Volume of Earth’s Layers
Reading a Globe Magnetic Mapping
Latitude and Distance Styro-Planets
  Navigational Methods
 
Unit 3: Powerful Sun Unit 4: Crashing Particles
Sun/Earth Comparison Math Essay Gumdrop Molecules
Sun/Earth Conversions Plasma: It Matters
Measuring the Sun’s Diameter Matter: In Four Acts
Viewing Sunspots Plasma Property
Paragraph Structure  
   
Unit 5: Crowns of Light Unit 6: Glowing Shapes
Balloon Globe Create a Pastel Aurora
Cities of the Aurora Math Essay Spectrum in Alaska Native Languages
An Aurora Cinquain Graphing Gases
Southern Lights Exponential Growth and the Aurora
  Write to an Imaginary Pen Pal
   
Unit 7: Measuring the Aurora Unit 8: Predicting the Aurora
Speed of Solar Wind Aurora Visibility
Solar Wind Speed, A Math Essay The Kp Index and the Aurora
Describing Earth’s Atmosphere Forecast
Draw a Cross-Section of Earth’s Atmosphere  
How Dense Can They Be?  
Light Speed and Refraction  
   
Unit 9: Aurora Effects Unit 10: Other Planets with Aurora
3-D CME Solar Wind Among the Planets
Instruments in Space A Solar System Model
Radio and Aurora Planetary RAFT
Chain of Events  
Generator  
Complete the Circuit  
   
Infusing Native Language in
the Science Curriculum
Bibliography of Sources and Contributors
Introduction  
Traditional Introductions  
Numbers in Native Languages Click here to view Aurora Alive Introductory Lessons
Days of the Week
Native Languages: Months