WORKSHEETS
Review facts about the Sun and the eight planets in our solar system with this multiple-choice quiz.
Correctly define terms related to the Sun and other stars to solve this word puzzle. This space-science printable…
DAILY WARM-UPS
Students learn about the sun through this science reading passage. Use the reading comprehension questions in this…
Quiz students about how the Sun affects Earth's weather with these multiple-choice questions.
Observations will help children to understand the angle of the sun and its relative brightness.
Gauge students' knowledge and understanding of the Sun and other stars with this printable exam. In the first section,…
Through these literature-based enrichment activities, students will practice math skills as they learn about the solar…
Correctly define terms related to the motions of Earth, the Sun, and the Moon to solve a word puzzle. This printable…
Review the parts of the Sun with this space science printable. Students will choose the term that best completes each…
Students will evaluate true/false statements about the Sun's surface, review astronomy terms, and interpret a graph…
Explore uses of solar energy by reading the passage in this physics printable. Students will refer to the passage and…
Refer to the diagram of a solar heating system in this printable to teach students about alternative energy. Students…
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…
REFERENCE
Distribute an article that explains why the first day of autumn in the Southern hemisphere occurs in March
An article listing the dates and places of eclipses occurring between 2005 and 2015.
Students can explore the intensity of the sun. Use this printable following Shifting Sun Part I.
The Arctic Circle spends half the year in darkness and half the year in light, as students learn in this printable.
Students explore using the sun as a directional source -- a natural compass.
Ask students to interpret how radiation from the sun affects or enables the pictured activity with this printable…
ACTIVITIES
Students write a hypothesis and design an experiment to test it.