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Sun
Our Closest Star
By Kelly Wade
Castle Rock Elementary School
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How to: Take Notes
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Do Research
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Read a book
Watch a video
Surf the Internet
Listen to your teacher
Review information with your table group
Write down 5 facts
Add to the list with the help of your teacher
Number the facts
Name ________
Topic _________
The Sun is Our Closest Star
• The Sun is the center of our solar system.
• It is a huge, spinning ball of hot gas & nuclear
reactions.
• It lights up the Earth and provides heat.
• It is a medium sized star.
The Sun is the center of our
Solar System
• 1st solar photo
• 04/02/61
• The Earth is
93 million
miles from the
sun.
Sun Spots
• Sunspots are
relatively cool dark
patches on the
sun’s surface.
• They come in many
shapes and sizes
and often appear in
groups.
• These spots are
much bigger than
Earth
Solar System Portrait
• Taken by
Voyager 1
• Left to Right:
– (Mercury was
too close to
the sun to get
a picture.
– Venus
– Earth
– (no Mars= it
was in wrong
spot for pic.)
– Jupiter
– Saturn
– Uranus
– Neptune
Solar Flare
How do we know so much about
the sun?
• Ulysses was launched in
1990.
• It received a gravitation
boost from Galileo.
• What we have learned:
– Solar activity and the
sunspots are driven by the
solar magnetic field that
changes dramatically over
a 22-year cycle.
The Ulysses website was last updated July 2007
The Sun
&
Mercury
Size Comparison:
The Sun
& The Earth
•The Sun is so big that
1,000,000 Earths
could fit inside.
Comparing the Size of the Sun
• Our Sun is a
medium sized
star.
• Go to NASA Kids
for more
information.
Warning!!
•Do NOT look at the
sun!
•It can damage your
eyes permanently!
How to: Take Notes
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Do Research
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Read a book
Watch a video
Surf the Internet
Listen to your teacher
Review information with your table group
Write down 5 facts
Add to the list with the help of your teacher
Number the facts
Sun Paragraph
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When you write a paragraph you need to:
1. Use the correct paragraph shape.
2. Begin with a “2-finger” indent.
3. The 1st line is the only line in a paragraph that
is indented.
4. Include 5 to 7 complete sentences.
5. Begin each sentence with a capital.
6. Put a space after each period. (1-finger space)
7. Use a space after each word. (1-finger space)
Planet Report Grading
• 5 sentences
50 points
• Indent
10 points
• Punctuation
10 points
• Neat Printing
10 points
• Color Planet
10 points
• Correct # of moons 10 points
Total Points:
100 points
Grading Scale:
• 90-100 points = A
• 80- 89 points = B
• 70- 79 points = C
• 60- 69 points = D
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0- 59 points = F
(What the Grade Means)
[Excellent]
[Very Good]
[Good]
[Not Good – Work Harder]
[Bad – Work a lot Harder]
Today’s Assignment
1. Write Sun Report
2. Color Sun
3. Finish Space Cover