Kiuġiyaq: The Northern Lights, Middle School Guide
This standards-aligned unit of nine lessons will help students explore the aurora through Iñupiaq culture, language, and science. It includes hands-on activities, features a 25:25-minute educational video, Iñupiaq language pronunciation guide, and six other multimedia resources. Activity-based assessments are provided. The curriculum is in English with key terms in two Iñupiaq dialects. An online Alaska Native Language tool is available to support language inclusion in the classroom.
Multimedia resources for this curriculum link to our education friendly YouTube channel, Alaska Science for All. A Canvas course is available with multimedia resources directly embedded in the course template.
If your district or school does not allow streaming access, please contact our office at uaf-outreach-gi@alaska.edu to request a thumb drive with all videos.
Other Resources
- Anatomy of the Aurora Poster
- Kiuguyat: The Northern Lights Video
- Middle School Teacher’s Manual with Worksheets
- Middle School Worksheets
- NL Credits and Acknowledgements
- Vocabulary Cards
Animations
Karaoke
Storytelling Video Series
- Storytelling: Annie Conger, Brevig Mission, Alaska
- Storytelling: Edith Nageak, Barter Island, Alaska
- Storytelling: Elmer Goodwin, Kotzebue, Alaska
- Storytelling: Fannie Akpik, Barrow, Alaska
- Storytelling: Grace Pullock, Shishmaref, Alaska
Teacher Training Videos
- Training Video: Activity 3 – Modeling the Sun/Earth System
- Training Video: Activity 4 – Sunspot Viewer
- Training Video: Activity 5 – Invisible Magnetic Fields
Traditional Knowledge and Stories Series
- Traditional Knowledge and Stories: Annie Conger, Brevig Mission, Alaska
- Traditional Knowledge and Stories: Elmer Goodwin, Kotzebue, Alaska
- Traditional Knowledge and Stories: Helen Allen, Kotzebue, Alaska
- Traditional Knowledge and Stories: Mary Hakivgak, Barrow, Alaska
- Traditional Knowledge and Stories: Ronald Brower, Barrow, Alaska (part 1)
- Traditional Knowledge and Stories: Ronald Brower, Barrow, Alaska (part 2)