
Aurora Education
Resources for learning about nature's most breathtaking light show!

NASA@ My Library
Presentation Slides
Presentation Recording
STAR Net Clearing House Activities
Aurora Activities with Infiniscope and Aurorasaurus
Thinking Like an Aurora Scientist
Infiniscope Presentation (activity begins around 17:54)
UAF Museum of the North Hands-on Aurora Activities
Activities most applicable to libraries:
- Make an Aurora Bracelet
- Aurora Chalk Art
- Explore Magnets
- Paint the Aurora with Ice Cubes
- Pack a Northern Lights Backpack
- Watercolor Aurora Sky
Aurorasaurus Blogs of Interest
- Cozy Aurora Reads: Includes a review of a variety of books about auroras.
- Why do auroras at lower latitudes look red?: Describes the different types and causes of red auroras.
- HelioCrafts: Aurora Altitudes Hat: Describes how to make an artistic aurora winter knit hat that uses colors to denote the altitudes of the different parts of an aurora.
Websites
- What Is An Aurora?: Kid-friendly explanation of the aurora, from NASA Space Place.
- Mystery of Purple Lights: Article about how NASA solved an aurora-related mystery with
help from citizen scientists. - The Mystery of the Aurora: Short 2008 video about how NASA is studying the aurora.
- A Physicist Explains The Shimmering Science Behind Auroras: Read an interview with aurora scientist Dr. Elizabeth MacDonald.

Solar System Ambassadors
Presentation Slides
Presentation Recording
More about space weather
Solar Flares
Coronal Mass Ejections
Coronal Holes
Effects on society
Aurora Forecasting
Leading Practices and Strategies
Tools:
- NOAA SWPC
- Kp Index
- AE Index
- OVATION Prime Model
- Aurorasaurus.org
- GOES Magnetometers (and how to use them)
Aurora citizen Science
Phenomena:
- STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement)
- Red Aurora with Green Diffuse Arc (RAGDA)
- Fragmented Aurora-Like Emissions (FAEs)
- Auroral Dunes
- SAR Arcs (and their association with STEVE)