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    The document describes characteristics of the Sun including its layers, sunspots, and solar flares. It provides questions for students to consider about the Sun's size, temperature differences in its layers compared to Earth, and why sunspots appear dark. Vocabulary terms defined include star, Sun, solar flare, and sunspot. Suggested activities include observing the Sun's position, building a model of its layers, and a review game.

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    3.8BC Earth Lesson Presentation: Describe The Characteristics of The Sun

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    The document describes characteristics of the Sun including its layers, sunspots, and solar flares. It provides questions for students to consider about the Sun's size, temperature differences in its layers compared to Earth, and why sunspots appear dark. Vocabulary terms defined include star, Sun, solar flare, and sunspot. Suggested activities include observing the Sun's position, building a model of its layers, and a review game.

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    THE SUNS CHARACTERISTI CS

    3.8BC Earth Lesson Presentation


    Describe the characteristics of the Sun.

    Focus

    What are the features of the Sun?

    Engage

    What might these two objects represent?

    Engage

    Why were they chosen to be these colors?

    Engage

    In this scale model, how far would the Earth be from the Sun?

    Explore
    Visit NASAs website and check out live video of sunspots and solar flares! Draw our Sun!

    Explore
    Create a model of the Suns layers!

    Explore

    Add the solar flares and sunspots to your model.

    Explain
    If the Sun is so much bigger than the Earth, why does it look so small in the sky?

    Explain
    How do you think the layers of the Sun are different than the layers of the Earth?

    Explain
    What part of the Sun is the hottest?

    Explain
    Why do you think the sunspots look black?

    Explain
    Why do you think the solar flares are so bright?

    Explain
    Why is the Sun important to us?

    Explain
    What else would you like to know about the Sun?

    Star

    Vocabulary

    A ball of gas in space

    Sun

    Vocabular y

    A typical star that is the source of light and heat in our solar system.

    Solar Flare

    Vocabular y

    A magnetic storm on the Sun that happens to be a very bright spot

    Sunspot

    Vocabular y

    A place on the Suns surface disrupted by a magnetic field that is cooler than its surroundings.

    Next Step Activity

    Can you track the position of the Sun in the sky? Build a solar box to find out!

    Concept Builder
    Lets create a Sun fold-it card. Write about the characteristics of the Sun on the inside!

    Reading Passage and Review Game


    Make sure you have fun reading and playing the review game!

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