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How to: Take Notes
• Do Research1. Read a book
2. Watch a video
3. Surf the Internet
4. Listen to your teacher
• Review information with your table group• Write down 5 facts• Add to the list with the help of your teacher• Number the facts
Name ________ Topic _________
The Sun is Our Closest Star
• The Sun is the center of our solar system.• It is a huge, spinning ball of hot gas & nuclear
reactions.• It lights up the Earth and provides heat.• It is a medium sized star.
The Sun is the center of our Solar System
• 1st solar photo• 04/02/61• The Earth is
93 million miles from the sun.
Sun Spots
• Sunspots are relatively cool dark patches on the sun’s surface.
• They come in many shapes and sizes and often appear in groups.
• These spots are much bigger than Earth
Solar System Portrait• Taken by
Voyager 1• Left to Right:
– (Mercury was too close to the sun to get a picture.
– Venus– Earth– (no Mars= it
was in wrong spot for pic.)
– Jupiter– Saturn– Uranus– Neptune
Solar Flare
How do we know so much about the sun?
• Ulysses was launched in 1990.
• It received a gravitation boost from Galileo.
• What we have learned:– Solar activity and the
sunspots are driven by the solar magnetic field that changes dramatically over a 22-year cycle.
The Ulysses website was last updated July 2007
The Sun &
Mercury
Size Comparison:The Sun
& The Earth
•The Sun is so big that 1,000,000 Earths could fit inside.
Comparing the Size of the Sun
• Our Sun is a medium sized star.
• Go to NASA Kids for more information.
Warning!!•Do NOT look at the sun!
•It can damage your eyes permanently!
How to: Take Notes
• Do Research1. Read a book
2. Watch a video
3. Surf the Internet
4. Listen to your teacher
• Review information with your table group• Write down 5 facts• Add to the list with the help of your teacher• Number the facts
Sun Paragraph
• When you write a paragraph you need to:1. Use the correct paragraph shape.2. Begin with a “2-finger” indent.3. The 1st line is the only line in a paragraph that
is indented.4. Include 5 to 7 complete sentences.5. Begin each sentence with a capital.6. Put a space after each period. (1-finger space)7. Use a space after each word. (1-finger space)
Planet Report GradingPlanet Report Grading• 5 sentences 50 points• Indent 10 points• Punctuation 10 points• Neat Printing 10 points• Color Planet 10 points• Correct # of moons 10 pointsTotal Points:Total Points: 100 points 100 points
Grading Scale: Grading Scale: (What the Grade Means)• 90-100 points = A [Excellent]• 80- 89 points = B [Very Good]• 70- 79 points = C [Good]• 60- 69 points = D [Not Good – Work Harder]• 0- 59 points = F [Bad – Work a lota lot Harder]
Today’s Assignment1. Write Sun Report2. Color Sun3. Finish Space Cover