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Dancing Lights

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Young scholars view artwork and navigate the Internet, and read books to learn about the Aurora Borealis.  In this Northern Lights lesson, students complete a KWL and separate the facts from the myths about the Northern lights. Young scholars answer critical thinking questions.

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the aurora borealis, the northern lights

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northern lights, aurora borealis, science
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3rd - 5th
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Science
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