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Aurora Trivia Cards

The image shows the northern lights, or aurora borealis, displaying vibrant green ribbons across a starry night sky. A silhouette of tall evergreen trees is visible at the bottom, framing the celestial spectacle.
This photo shows instances of the black aurora, the dark patches that sometimes form within an aurora where electrons escape upward. The photo was taken near Thompson, Manitoba, Canada, on Sept. 29, 2024, at 3:19 a.m. CDT. The photographer, Donna Lach, submitted this image to NASA’s Aurorasaurus citizen science project, which works with participants around the world to photograph, report and verify aurora sightings to advance auroral science. Learn more at www.aurorasaurus.org.
Levels
  • Introductory (K-5)
Material Type
  • Activity/Hands-on
  • Lesson Plan
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 3.2 – Energy from the Sun is created in the core…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
  • PS3 - Energy
Heliophysics Topics
  • Aurora
  • Magnetic Field
  • Magnetosphere
  • Solar Flare
  • Solar Wind
Heliophysics Missions
  • Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
  • Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS)
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

Auroras are colorful, dynamic, and often visually delicate displays of an intricate dance of particles and magnetism between the Sun and Earth called space weather.

This resource provides seven aurora trivia cards for playing a game or reviewing concepts.

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Aurorasaurus Citizen Scientist Captures Brilliant Photo of Aurora

Aurora Trivia Cards activity

May 9, 2025

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