Sun

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Science

Solar System

Sun

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The Sun

Develop student science skills with an activity that focuses on facts about the sun.

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Science

Space and Astronomy

Sun

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Key Term Review: The Sun and Other Stars

Correctly define terms related to the Sun and other stars to solve this word puzzle. This space-science printable…

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Stars

Vocabulary

Sun

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Why Does the Sun Look Small?

Students measure a paper plate, then step back five steps and measure it again, to understand why the sun looks smaller…

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Science

Space and Astronomy

Sun

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DAILY WARM-UPS

Science Reading Warm-Up: The Sun

Students learn about the sun through this science reading passage. Use the reading comprehension questions in this…

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Language Arts and Writing

Reading Comprehension

Sun

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Explore Activity: Things I Saw in the Daytime Sky

Students color and draw objects that they saw in the daytime sky.

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Science

Space and Astronomy

Sun

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Sun and Earth Quiz

Quiz students about how the Sun affects Earth's weather with these multiple-choice questions.

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Science

Sun

Weather

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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

Sunrise and Sunset

Students use this graphic organizer to record sunrise and sunset times. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF…

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Space and Astronomy

Science

Sun

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LESSON PLANS

Me and My Shadow: Tracking Earth's Motion

Using their own shadows and the shadow of a paper child on a globe, students learn through a simulation how the sun's…

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Science

Earth

Sun

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REFERENCE

The Equinox

Distribute an article that explains why the first day of autumn in the Southern hemisphere occurs in March

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Science

Sun

Earth Science

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Shifting Sun Part II

Students can explore the intensity of the sun. Use this printable following Shifting Sun Part I.

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Sun

Space and Astronomy

Science

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REFERENCE

Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2005 - 2015

An article listing the dates and places of eclipses occurring between 2005 and 2015.

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Library Resources

Language Arts and Writing

Science

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Science, Technology and Society: Sun Power

Help students learn about the process by which energy from the sun becomes electrical energy with this printable about…

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Science

Sun

Environmental Science

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Explore Activity: Exploring Surface Temperatures

Students compare surface temperatures and make inferences about light and dark surfaces, sunlight, and temperature.…

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Science

Sun

Heat

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The Sun, Planets, and Moon: Family Activity

Suggest a family activity to parents that includes home projects and vocabulary words related to the sun, planets, and…

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Language Arts and Writing

Sun

Vocabulary

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The Sun, Planets, and Moon: Vocabulary

Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words related to the sun, moon, and planets.

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Sun

Vocabulary

Planets

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Explore Activity: Exploring Size and Distance of Earth and Sun

Students measure the diameter of a model of Earth (a peppercorn) and a model sun (a 33-cm circle of poster board) and…

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Science

Earth

Sun

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Investigate Activity: Observing Shadows Caused by Sunlight

Students use a piece of string and a metric ruler to measure the length of shadows made from the sun at different times…

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Science

Sun

Physics

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Investigate Activity: Investigating Sunlight and the Earth's Tilt

Students use plastic-foam balls and flashlights to model how sunlight reaches different parts of the earth at different…

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Science

Earth

Sun

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Science and Social Studies: People, the Sun, and Radiant Energy

Ask students to interpret how radiation from the sun affects or enables the pictured activity with this printable…

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Science

Sun

Earth Science

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How Are Shadows Made?

Students draw shadows and identify their source.

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Science

Sun

Earth Science

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How Do Shadows Change?

Students write about shadows at different times of the day.

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Science

Sun

Earth Science

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ACTIVITIES

Science Skill: Experimenting with Shadows

Students write a hypothesis and design an experiment to test it.

Subjects:

Sun

Space and Astronomy

Science

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