Objective Students will read an article to be informed about auroral activity, describe information given, and apply their understanding to create an auroral display. Procedure Discuss the student's prior knowledge about aurora. Students complete questions number 1 through 6. Encourage the students to refer to the article as needed. Discuss the student responses.
Students can color the map according to their interpretation of the aurora.
Key Information For images of the aurora, and more information on the appearance of the aurora, arrange for the class to use the computer center. Conclusions Students will learn about the aurora phenomenon and how scientists have studied it over the last few centuries. They will learn how older ideas have been replaced by newer theories.