Curriculum Unit Title: Author:
What causes the Northern Lights?
Allison Diodati
KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.
NGSS Standard HS-PS1-1
ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT
How do stars produce elements throughout their life cycle?
CONCEPT A CONCEPT B CONCEPT C
Light Emission
Electron movement within atoms
Light
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS C
What causes electrons to move within the energy levels of their atoms?
How does the movement of electrons emit light from an atom?
What is light?
VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY B VOCABULARY C
Photon Infrared Radiation
Electromagnetic Radiation
Visible Light
Ultraviolet Light
Excited State
Ground State
Quanta
Energy Level
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