Solar System Exploration: Education: Fast Lesson Finder: Northern Lights and Solar Sprites #12 The Ultraviolet Imager: Seeing Auroral Lights

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Northern Lights and Solar Sprites #12 The Ultraviolet Imager: Seeing Auroral Lights

Northern Lights and Solar Sprites #12 The Ultraviolet Imager: Seeing Auroral Lights

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Grade Level: K-4, 5-8

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Short Description: Students will explore how the use of filters can change what you see and how visible light can be divided into a spectrum of colors. Students will learn that not all light is visible, for example, ultraviolet.

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NASA Official: Kristen Erickson

Advisory: Dr. James Green, Director of Planetary Science

Outreach Manager: Alice Wessen