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Science for Kids: All About the Sun

Levels
  • Introductory (K-5)
Material Type
  • Film/Documentary/Show
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.1 – The Sun is really big…
  • Big Idea 1.2 – The Sun is active…
  • Big Idea 3.1 – The Sun is made of churning plasma…
  • Big Idea 3.2 – Energy from the Sun is created in the core…
  • Big Idea 3.3 - Our Sun, like all stars, has a life cycle.
NGSS
  • PS1 - Matter and its Interactions
  • PS3 - Energy
Heliophysics Topics
  • Convection
  • Corona
  • Coronal Mass Ejection
  • Energy
  • Plasma
  • Solar Cycle
  • Solar Flare
  • Sun
  • Sunspot
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

Video | Grades K-12+ | This educational video introduces foundational solar concepts like plasma and solar flares, helping teachers launch comprehensive heliophysics lessons easily. Educators can integrate this media as a classroom opener or visual summary, encouraging students to identify solar cycles, the corona, and sunspots during discussions on energy and matter.

Credit: U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).