THE SUN
Building Background Knowledge
1. When you look at the sun in the sky, Why does it appear to be so big and bright? Is it absolutely the biggest and brightest star in the sky?
2. Watch the following video clip The Sun and answer the following question. (we might have to watch as a class if not working on ipad)
a. How does the sun produce energy?
3. Visit the Myth and Culture website.
a. What did the Aztec's believe about the sun?
Building Vocabulary- Online Exploration
4. Turn to page 549 in your textbook. Draw and label a neat picture of the sun.
5. Click on the following pages and define the following words on your diagram you just made of the sun. ( you can use the textbook definitions if you find it simpler)
a.Photospheric features
b.Chromospheric features
d. Solar Wind features
e. Sunspots features
6. Visit the Solar Flares website and answer these questions:
a. What is a solar flare?
b. What impact do solar flares have on human activities?
Closure Question
7. What would happen to the sun if gravity were suddenly turned off?
( p 547 in textbook fig. 8)
8. Go to the app Solar walk and watch the video on Solar and Lunar Eclipse:
What is the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse?
