WORKSHEETS
Review facts about the Sun and the eight planets in our solar system with this multiple-choice quiz.
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Included are worksheets and arts & crafts activities about the earth, the sun, climate, solids and liquids, rocks,…
Develop student science skills with an activity that focuses on facts about the sun.
Quiz students about how the Sun affects Earth's weather with these multiple-choice questions.
LESSON PLANS
Using their own shadows and the shadow of a paper child on a globe, students learn through a simulation how the sun's…
Students can explore the intensity of the sun. Use this printable following Shifting Sun Part I.
REFERENCE
An article listing the dates and places of eclipses occurring between 2005 and 2015.
Suggest a family activity to parents that includes home projects and vocabulary words related to the sun, planets, and…
Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words related to the sun, moon, and planets.
Students measure the diameter of a model of Earth (a peppercorn) and a model sun (a 33-cm circle of poster board) and…
Students use a piece of string and a metric ruler to measure the length of shadows made from the sun at different times…
Learn how sunlight drives the world's weather. Discover key facts about the Sun and the seasons in this weather…
Try this experiment to see why the Sun heats Earth unevenly. Students will use the information they learn in this…
Learn all about the Sun! After reading about our nearest star, students will label the parts of the Sun. They will also…
Observations will help children to understand the angle of the sun and its relative brightness.
