Transcript The Sun is a Star

THE SUN IS A STAR
THE CLOSEST STAR TO THE EARTH
THE SUN
• The Sun is a star.
• It is the star that is
closest to the
Earth.
Earth
THE SUN IS BIG.
THE SUN
THE SUN
• The Sun is bright.
THE SUN
• The Sun warms us
up.
• It is the only star
that is near
enough to the
Earth so we can
feel its heat.
THE SUN
• The Sun provides the Earth with the light and
heat we need to survive.
THE SUN
• The Sun provides
the light and heat
that plants need
to grow.
• We need plants
for food and for
oxygen to
breathe.
THE SUN
• Our Sun is the
closest star to
Earth.
• It is the center of
our solar System.
Earth
• All the planets
and other
objects orbit
around the Sun.
THE SUN
• The Sun helps
plants grow.
• The Sun’s heat
and light allow us
to live on Earth.
THE SUN
• The Sun can be:
• Described
• Observed
• Illustrated
The Sun…
THE SUN- OBSERVING THE SUN
• NEVER look directly at the
Sun. It can damage your
eyes.
• You can view the Sun by
making a small hole in a
piece of paper. Then, hold
the paper with the hole
about a meter from a
black piece of paper. You
will see an image of the
Sun.
THE SUN- DESCRIBING THE SUN
• The Sun is a medium-sized star.
• The Sun is a sphere.
• The Sun is very HOT- like a giant oven.
• The Sun provides light and heat for the Earth.
• The Sun has features on it (more on this later).
THE SUN- ILLUSTRATING THE SUN
• Most of the time when
students draw a Sun, it looks
like this:
• The Sun really looks like this:
The Sun has features, such as:
- sunspots
- solar flares
- solar prominences
• At night, we can see many stars, but during
the day, we see our “daytime” star- the Sun.