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The Northern Lights Leveled Book, The Northern Lights, Level J/K Level J/K © 1997-2012 n2y, Inc. Unique Learning System ® Written and Illustrated by Travis Schaeffer

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Page 1: The Northern Lights LevelJKin the north as “northern lights.” These lights never look the same. They can be different shapes, sizes and colors. Northern lights can be big or small

The Northern Lights

Leveled Book, The Northern Lights, Level J/K

Level J/K

© 1997-2012 n2y, Inc.Unique Learning System®

Written and Illustrated by Travis Schaeffer

Page 2: The Northern Lights LevelJKin the north as “northern lights.” These lights never look the same. They can be different shapes, sizes and colors. Northern lights can be big or small

A satellite is moving through space

around the Earth. Scientists are taking

photos of the Sun. The Sun has been

having a solar storm for the last few

days. Solar winds leave the Sun and

move to the Earth!

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Page 3: The Northern Lights LevelJKin the north as “northern lights.” These lights never look the same. They can be different shapes, sizes and colors. Northern lights can be big or small

Solar winds are a form of energy. They

are made up of charged particles. Solar

winds have electrons and protons. Solar

winds move in a stream, much as how

water fl ows through a river!

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Page 4: The Northern Lights LevelJKin the north as “northern lights.” These lights never look the same. They can be different shapes, sizes and colors. Northern lights can be big or small

The solar winds move to the Earth.

The Earth’s magnetic fi eld protects us

from solar winds. Most of the charged

particles from the solar winds are bounced

away. But some of the particles have

become trapped!

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Page 5: The Northern Lights LevelJKin the north as “northern lights.” These lights never look the same. They can be different shapes, sizes and colors. Northern lights can be big or small

The trapped particles move to the

Earth’s poles. Some of the particles

move to the North Pole. The North Pole

is magnetic and it pulls in the trapped

particles. The particles start to get close

to the North Pole!

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Page 6: The Northern Lights LevelJKin the north as “northern lights.” These lights never look the same. They can be different shapes, sizes and colors. Northern lights can be big or small

The charged particles begin to bump

into oxygen and nitrogen in the air.

Colorful lights start to glow over the night

sky. The lights in the sky are an aurora!

The lights move in waves. The colorful

lights shimmer and sparkle with beauty!

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Page 7: The Northern Lights LevelJKin the north as “northern lights.” These lights never look the same. They can be different shapes, sizes and colors. Northern lights can be big or small

People have named the auroras seen

in the north as “northern lights.” These

lights never look the same. They can

be different shapes, sizes and colors.

Northern lights can be big or small. They

can be green, red, blue or a mix of two!

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Page 8: The Northern Lights LevelJKin the north as “northern lights.” These lights never look the same. They can be different shapes, sizes and colors. Northern lights can be big or small

The lights are seen best at night when

the sky is clear. The lights may last for a

few minutes or a few hours!

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Leveled Book, The Northern Lights, Level J/K© 1997-2012 n2y, Inc.Unique Learning System®

The Northern Lights

move

make

bounce

take photo

protect

trap

magnetic

beauty

different

satellite

solar strom

magnetic field

bump sparkle / shimmer

lights / aurora

Earth

solar wind

North Pole

night / sky

scientist

energy

air

shape

Sun

charged particles

colorful / color

size

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Leveled Book, The Northern Lights, Level J/K© 1997-2012 n2y, Inc.Unique Learning System®

Glossary

magnetic fi eld - a region around a magnetic material

solar winds - continuous fl ow of charged particles from the Sun

North Pole - the northernmost point of the Earth’s axis

solar storm - explosive activity on the Sun

aurora - a natural electric discharge in the atmosphere

Page 11: The Northern Lights LevelJKin the north as “northern lights.” These lights never look the same. They can be different shapes, sizes and colors. Northern lights can be big or small

Leveled Book, The Northern Lights, Level J/K© 1997-2012 n2y, Inc.Unique Learning System®

Other Words To Know

electron - a particle with a negative charge

proton - a particle with a positive charge

scientist - a person who studies natural or physical science

satellite - mechanical object orbiting the Earth

magnetic - strong attractive power

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Leveled Book, The Northern Lights, Level J/K© 1997-2012 n2y, Inc.Unique Learning System®

Index for PhotographsThe images found in this lesson fall under a Creative Commons license. Please note the citation listed for each individual image below. For information on use or redistribution of any of these images, please visit: http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Red_and_green_auroras.jpg