Imagine that you are in a plane on a moonless night. You notice a thunderstorm 80 km away and see lightning move between the clouds and the Earth. Then, suddenly, a ghostly red glow stretches many kilometers above the clouds! You did not expect that!
In 1989, scientist captured the first image of this strange, red, glowing lightning. Since then, photographs from space shuttles, airplanes, telescopes, and observers on the ground have shown several types of electrical glows. Two were named sprites and elves because, like the mythical creatures, they disappear just as the eye begins to see them. Sprites and elves last only a few thousandths of a second. Now imagine that you are a hunter living 7000 years ago. On a hunt, you see a sprite as described above. On your Chromebook, write a short story (at least three paragraphs) explaining what you saw, what your reaction was, and why you think the sprite was happening. Share your story with your teacher! |