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NASA Space Place: All About the Sun

The Sun with a speech bubble that says, "Hey! Who are you calling "average"?"
NASA Space Place All About the Sun
NASA Space Place
Levels
  • Introductory (K-5)
Material Type
  • Article/Informative Text
  • Animation/Visualization
  • Interactive/Game/Simulation
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 3.1 – The Sun is made of churning plasma…
  • Big Idea 1.1 – The Sun is really big…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
  • PS4 - Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
Heliophysics Topics
  • Coronal Mass Ejection
  • Solar Cycle
  • Corona
  • Aurora
  • Energy
Heliophysics Missions
  • Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
  • Parker Solar Probe
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

NASA Space Place is designed to inspire and enrich upper-elementary-aged kids' learning of space and Earth science online through fun games, hands-on activities, informative articles and engaging short videos. With material in both English and Spanish and resources for parents and teachers, NASA Space Place has something for everyone.

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