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NASA

Nasa: Sun: Overview: Our Star

For Students 9th - 10th
A graphical representation of facts, figures, and information about our solar system's only star, the sun.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: The Sun

For Students 3rd - 5th
Get to know our nearest star with this introduction to the sun. Listen to the information in an audio file. Vocabulary words are linked to a glossary of terms. Features include links to other interesting facts and a printable version of...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: A Big Star

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] This reading passage is about the sun including what it is and what it does for the earth. It if followed by reading comprehension questions based on Common Core standards.
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Other

Chrome Experiments: 100,000 Stars

For Students 9th - 10th
Zoom in and out to explore our galaxy in this interactive 3D visualization of the stellar neighborhood, including over 100,000 nearby stars.
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NASA

Nasa: Classroom Activity: Our Very Own Star: The Sun

For Students K - 1st Standards
This PDF storybook for children tells the story of the sun. The easy-to-understand text and graphics make it a useful classroom tool for younger students.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sky Patterns: Sun, Moon, and Stars

For Students K - 1st
Observe the regular, predictable patterns of the Sun, Moon, and stars in the sky in this media gallery from WGBH. Interact with the animated storybook to observe and predict patterns of the Sun, Moon, and stars over a day and analyze...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sun, Moon, and Star Patterns in the Sky: Lesson Plan

For Students K - 1st
Observe how the Sun, Moon, and stars are visible in the sky at different times of the day and identify predictable patterns in the apparent motion of these objects with this WGBH lesson plan. Students record and analyze data to identify...
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Other

University of Leicester: Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a brief overview of the Sun, including a focus on solar eclipses, solar wind, and solar sailing.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Sun and Moon

For Students 6th - 8th
An expertly illustrated presentation which highlights the sun and moon, and their relationship to the Earth.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Sun and Moon: Lesson 3

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will analyze the role of the sun and moon relative to the earth's orbit. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "The Sun and Moon."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Sun and Moon: Lesson 4

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will analyze the role of the sun and moon relative to the earth's orbit. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "The Sun and Moon."
Handout
Ducksters

Ducksters: Astronomy for Kids: Stars

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn about the science of stars like our Sun. Giant hot balls of gas and energy made mostly of hydrogen and helium.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Sun, Moon and Stars

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1899 publication of Sun, Moon and Stars by E. Richardson, a book of children's poetry.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Ology: What Do You Know About Stars?

For Students 6th - 8th
Test your knowledge with this ten-question quiz on stars. Focusing on stars in the Milky Way galaxy, questions range from the life cycle of a star to the number of stars in our galaxy.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Calculating the Declination of the Sun for Elementary Students

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In the school courtyard, students will measure the apparent path of the sun across the sky using a toilet plunger. Students will then generate questions as to why the sun appears to move, and what is really happening in the process. We...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Stars Project

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a research project on stars, completed by first graders.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Zoom Astronomy: All About Space

For Students 3rd - 8th
A fantastic collection of information about the solar system. Includes information on all of the planets, the moon, the sun, asteroids, comets, meteoroids, and stars. Also find puzzles, a dictionary, quizzes, classroom activities, and...
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NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Photo Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
A website featuring a collection of images from NASA. Collection includes images of planets, comets, nebulae, galaxies, stars, sun, and spacecrafts.
Lesson Plan
Crayola

Crayola: Celestial Characters (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A fun lesson plan incorporating language arts, science, and art. Students read myths and legends about the sun, moon, or stars, then create a sculpture, and write their own story about it. Also provides adaptations and a list of...
Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: Star Child

For Students 3rd - 8th
StarChild from NASA defines and describes the Solar System in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. The website is broken down into two versions for the student, grade school and junior high.
Website
Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: Sun Picture List

For Students 9th - 10th
Various pictures and movies of the sun. Download some of these files and then give a presentation to your class explaining the solar phenomena.
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NASA

Nasa: Living With a Star

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This NASA educator's guide provides teachers with activities, resources, and materials to educate students about the Sun.
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Other

Kid Power: Astronomy for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Young children can find facts about the Solar System, the Sun, meteorites, stars, galaxies, planets, our moon, comets, asteroids, and space exploration. Pages offer clear photos and bullet-point information, which is easy to read and...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Calendar

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The history of our calendar is presented through the passage of time with complete cycles of seasons in ancient history providing a starting place. Complete cycles of seasons are discussed and the...

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