Instructional Video2:09
Bill Nye

Bill Nye The Science Guy on The Sun

3rd - 6th
This flick opens by revealing the enormity and extreme heat of the sun through a very old-fashioned cartoon. A solar eclipse is explained by Mr. Nye, and a safe way to examine an image of the sun is demonstrated. That's the extent of...
Instructional Video4:06
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Massive Solar Storms

5th - 8th
Watch and find out how NASA used two satellites orbiting the sun to capture amazing information about solar storms. You'll learn how these satellites were used and what they are able to tell us about our sun. This is an interesting clip!
Instructional Video3:58
Curated OER

Time Lapse of Winter Scene

Pre-K - 4th
Winter scenes are displayed one after another with elements of time-lapse showing clouds moving and stars coming out, all to the tune of a lovely piano. Rainbows and sunrises are also displayed. This is a soothing video that is very...
Instructional Video6:36
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Sun for Kids

4th - 8th
This clip goes into the classroom and shows how real kids learn about the sun. NASA does a great job showing how important astronomy and sun science are to learning.
Instructional Video8:57
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The Universe - Secrets of The Sun 5/5

6th - 12th
"Secrets of the Sun", the five-part series, concludes with description of the heat found on the surface of the sun. So how is it that the outer corona is as hot as the sun's core? The answer will surprise you. Watch and learn how noise...
Instructional Video2:52
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SDO Shines Light on the Sun

6th - 12th
The sun has a huge affect on our planet. NASA scientists are using amazing new technologies to better understand solar flares, space weather, and their effects on Earth. Watch and learn all about space weather produced by the sun and the...
Instructional Video8:53
Curated OER

The Universe - Secrets of The Sun 4/5

6th - 12th
Solar storms is the topic of part four of the five-part series on the secrets of the sun. Learn about auroras, CMEs, solar flares and the damage it could cause here on Earth. The most interesting fact in this clip is the fact that solar...
Instructional Video8:55
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The Universe - Secrets of The Sun 2/5

6th - 12th
Where did our sun come from? Scientists believe that the sun and our solar system was born from a supernova. Part two of this five-part series explains the sun's plasma, magnetic field, sunlight, and something called flux ropes. This is...
Instructional Video
University of Nottingham

Sixty Symbols: Symbols of Physics and Astronomy: The Sun

9th - 10th
University of Nottingham scientists discuss the characteristics of the Sun, which, in spite of it being crucial to life on Earth, is very ordinary. Learn why. [5:42]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Recognition 1 Science Passage the Sun

9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the LSAT. Watch a demonstration of one way to answer a Recognition question from a science passage on the LSAT.
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PBS

Pbs: Indian Pride: Tribal Relations, Part 3

9th - 10th
Billy Daniels Jr. of Forest County Potawatomi, Wisconsin, tells his favorite story about the Sun and the Wind. [1:49]