Aurora Borealis – The Northern Lights
Use the Aurora Borealis and the Aurora Australis, the Northern and Southern Lights as a springboard for movement and dance.
Resources
- Drum
- Music: Tristan Moore, “True North” CD, song: Aurora Borealis
- Pictures of the Aurora Borealis and Auroral Australis
Fine Art Standards
- DANCE: STANDARD 1: OBJECTIVE 2: Identify and execute axial and locomotor steps.
- STANDARD 2: OBJECTIVE 3: Expand dance vocabulary with movement experiences using the basic qualities of energy and motion
- STANDARD 3: OBJECTIVE 2: Create and discuss movement solutions derived from movement exploration.
- STANDARD 4: OBJECTIVE 3 C: Make connections between dance and other disciplines. Create a movement project from an idea from the sciences.
Integrated Standards
SCIENCE: STANDARD 3: Students will understand the relationship and attributes of objects in the solar system.
Objectives
To make connections between dance and other disciplines.