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Create a Model of the Winter and Summer Sun Activity

Create a Model of the Winter and Summer Sun Activity
Levels
  • Introductory (K-5)
Material Type
  • Activity/Hands-on
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.1 – The Sun is really big…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
Heliophysics Topics
  • Solar System
  • Seasons
  • Sun
Related Missions
  • Landsat (Earth)
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

This activity provides a cardstock model for exploring the position of the winter and summer suns. The activity is curated by the University of Alaska Museum of the North, and allows younger learners to discuss why the Sun “stays up” later as spring arrives, why the Sun stays lower in the sky during the winter, and more.