SEGway home > for educators > sun-earth > about Auroras > detailed learning  objectives Auroras Detailed Learning Objectives Learning goals of lesson segments What do auroras look like? students should be able to: Recognize and describe the appearance of auroras from the ground. luminous colors appears to move duration What do auroras look like from space? students should be able to: Recognize and describe the appearance of auroras from space. rings around both magnetic poles day side/night side altitude size range of auroral rings What makes them happen? students should be able to: Describe qualitatively what causes auroras. arrangement of Earth's dipole magnetic field Sudden events eject large amounts of particles Charged particles trapped and accelerated Collisions with atmospheric molecules create light Charged particles come from solar wind Where can you see them? students should be able to: Describe how aurora locations are related to solar activity and the Earth's magnetic field. Describe why auroras are different colors. Use the WWW to find information on auroral phenomena and research. © Copyright The Regents of the University of California Have a science question? Visit our Ask an Expert page. Email questions or comments about SEGway resources to: outreach@ssl.berkeley.edu