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Characteristics of the Sun WorksheetCharacteristics of the Sun Worksheet
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Rice University
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5th - 8th
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15 mins
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Characteristics of the Sun

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After reading about how the sun gets its energy, and about the layers and features of the sun's atmosphere, heliologists complete a comprehension learning exercise. On it, they label features on a diagram of the sun and match terms from the reading with their descriptions. This attractive assignment would be ideal as homework for your upper-elementary solar scientists.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

solar energy, energy, the corona, eyes, sunspots, the sun, fusion, solar flares, solar wind, the photosphere

Additional Tags

solar energy, fusion, sun's layers, photosphere, chromosphere, corona, solar wind, sunspots, solar flares, solar prominence, science

Pros

  • Neat, black-line formatting
  • Straightforward and factual reading selection
  • Questions are relevant and include labeling a diagram, which is beneficial for more visual learners

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.5.4 RI.5.8 RST.6-8.1 RST.6-8.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.6-8.5 RST.6-8.6 RST.6-8.8

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