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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...
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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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Interactive
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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eBook
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.
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Website
The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: 1 Ess1 1: Sun, Moon, and Star Patterns

For Teachers K - 1st
The NSTA vetted source includes resources to help students describe patterns of the sun, moon, and stars using observation. Included are assessment ideas, videos, examples, lesson plans, and photos of student work.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Earth Science: Stars

For Students 4th - 6th
Investigate what constellations are and how to use light-years as a unit of distance in this module. Learn how to measure star distances in creative ways.
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Website
Nine Planets

The Eight Planets: The Sun Solar Wind

For Students 9th - 10th
This Eight Planets site briefly describes solar wind, a low density stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun. It also provides the basics on the sun's composition and additional sun links.
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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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Lesson Plan
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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Unit Plan
Wonderville Media

Wonderville: The Stars

For Students 2nd - 5th
Our sun is a star. It is about 93,000,000 miles away, but in space, that distance is nothing. It makes the sun seem like our next-door neighbor! The next closest star is almost a million times farther away. Learn about The Stars in this...
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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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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: The Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the sun, the center of our solar system and the closest star to Earth.
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Handout
Cool Math

Coolmath: Science Monster: Our Sun

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about our closest star, the sun. Read interesting facts and other trivia about our planet's source of energy.
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Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: Stars

For Students 3rd - 8th
This page details the life cycle of a star, and includes information on medium-sized and massive stars, plus a glossary and a question.
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Unit Plan
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.
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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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Unit Plan
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."
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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.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Solar Data Analysis Center: The Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a general overview of the sun, followed by questions scientists are currently trying to find answers to, and links to several "Sun related," sources.
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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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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Reflections of a Star

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This simple lesson allows students to work cooperatively in determining the angular diameter of the Sun.
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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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Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Satellites Orbit the Sun to Better Predict Solar Storms

For Students 9th - 10th
For the first time, NASA scientists have generated a full image of the sun, front and back, using twin orbiting satellites. The new view of Earth's star will allow for the study of solar weather events like coronal mass ejections that...
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Lesson Plan
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, young scholars 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...

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