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Understanding Our Star: The Sun

This three-page science resource introduces the Sun's layers, composition, nuclear fusion, solar phenomena, and importance to Earth.

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This three-page science resource introduces the Sun's layers, composition, nuclear fusion, solar phenomena, and importance to Earth. Students complete comprehension questions, written explanations, reflection prompts, and an extension about solar power.

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What you’ll teach

Clear goals. Useful learning.

  • Students will identify the Sun's internal and atmospheric layers.
  • Students will explain how nuclear fusion produces the Sun's energy.
  • Students will describe solar phenomena such as sunspots, solar flares, and solar wind.
  • Students will explain how the Sun supports life, weather, climate, and the water cycle.