Princess northern lights - ??

Yesterday we introduced the students to the northern lights, which are common in the northern parts of Canada. When we taught them the "proper" name for them -- the aurora borealis -- many of the girls looked confused and wondered where the princess was! We love watching their minds make connections like this, even if it seems completely random at times!

We visited the computer lab, where we watched a video of the northern lights on the Promethean board. Then we headed back to our classroom for a special northern lights art project. We began by coloring with markers on a large coffee filter.

Next came the fun part! We sprayed the filters with water and watched the colors blend together!

The finished products:

Mounted against black paper to represent the night sky, with a few silver stars hand-drawn in between, we think our northern lights art turned out beautifully!