Rogers Elementary

1. The Sun

2. Show What You Know!
• Work in table groups to brainstorm
an idea map of everything you know
about the SUN
• Every group member should record it in their
journals and Table of Contents
• If you finish early, write a list of questions you
still have on the next page of your journal
• Be prepared to share out with the class

3. What Is The Sun Made Of?
• 2 gasses
• Helium and Hydrogen

4. What Kind of Object is The Sun?
A. A meteor

5. What Kind of Object is The Sun?
A. A meteor
B. A balloon

6. What Kind of Object is The Sun?
A. A meteor
B. A balloon
C. A star

7. What Kind of Object is The Sun?
A. A meteor
B. A balloon
C. A star
D. A planet

8. What Kind of Object is The Sun?
C. A star!

9. What Does the Sun Even Do?
• It gives our planet light

10. What Does the Sun Even Do?
• It gives our planet light
• It keeps us warm

11. What Does the Sun Even Do?
• It gives our planet light
• It keeps us warm
• It helps plants grow

12. What Does the Sun Even Do?
• It gives our planet light
• It keeps us warm
• It helps plants grow
• It is a major part of the water cycle

13. What Does the Sun Even Do?
• It is a major part of the water cycle

14. How is the Sun a System?
• The sun has many parts, or components, that
work together to give off its heat and get that
heat to earth

15. Does the Sun Move?
• What do you think?

16. Does the Sun Move?
• No! The sun does not move
• The earth
actually
moves
around
the sun!

17. Is the Sun Always in the Sky?
Yup!
The sun is always in the
sky.

18. Then Why Can’t We See it at
Night?
Because earth spins in
circles, so at night we face
away from the sun.

19. What is the Order of Planets from
the Sun?
That's a Great Question!

20. How Can You Tell Where the Sun is
in the Sky?
• It is the only really bright light in the sky
during the day
• It rises in the East and sets in the West
East
Sunrise
West
Sunset

21. Hmm… So When Do You Think the
Sun is Highest in the Sky?
• Discuss with a partner!
East
Sunrise
West
Sunset

22. Hmm… So When Do You Think the
Sun is Highest in the Sky?
• The sun is highest in the middle of the day, at
12:00 noon
East
Sunrise
West
Sunset