Science Grade K-1

The Sun: It Gives Us Light and Heat

Learning how the Sun helps Earth

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Learning how the Sun helps Earth

Science - Grade K-1

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Draw or write your answer in the space provided.
  1. 1
    A bright Sun shining with warm rays.

    What does the Sun give us during the day? Circle two: light, heat, snow, shoes.

  2. 2
    The Sun shining on a flower.

    Draw the Sun in the sky. Then draw one thing that gets light from the Sun.

  3. 3
    A sunny daytime sky.

    Fill in the blank: The Sun helps us see during the _____.

  4. 4
    A bright sunny day outside.

    Look outside on a sunny day. Is it usually brighter or darker than at night?

  5. 5
    Sunlight shining on a growing plant.

    Circle the things that need sunlight to grow: plant, rock, tree, toy car.

  6. 6
    Sunlight warming a child’s skin.

    When the Sun shines on your skin, does it feel warmer or colder?

  7. 7
    A pair of sunglasses.

    Draw a picture of something people wear to protect their eyes from bright sunlight.

  8. 8
    The Sun shown as a star.

    Write yes or no: The Sun is a star.

  9. 9
    A playground slide in sunlight and shade.

    Which picture would feel warmer: a playground in sunlight or a playground in shade?

  10. 10
    A night sky with the moon and stars.

    Fill in the blank: At night, we do not see the Sun in the _____.

  11. 11
    A child using sunlight to read outside.

    Name one way the Sun helps people.

  12. 12
    A child wearing sunglasses and looking away from the Sun.

    Circle the safer choice for looking near the Sun: stare at the Sun, wear sunglasses and look away, use a magnifying glass to look at the Sun.

  13. 13
    Sunlight helping a plant grow.

    Draw a plant with sunlight shining on it. What does the Sun help the plant do?

  14. 14
    The Sun giving light in the daytime.

    Which gives us natural light in the daytime: the Sun or a flashlight?

  15. 15
    The Sun giving Earth light and warmth.

    Finish the sentence: The Sun is important because it gives Earth ____ and ____.

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