Practice understanding that the Sun gives Earth light and heat and helps living things.
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Learning how the Sun helps Earth
Science - Grade K-1
- 1
What does the Sun give us during the day? Circle two: light, heat, snow, shoes.
- 2
Draw the Sun in the sky. Then draw one thing that gets light from the Sun.
- 3
Fill in the blank: The Sun helps us see during the _____.
- 4
Look outside on a sunny day. Is it usually brighter or darker than at night?
- 5
Circle the things that need sunlight to grow: plant, rock, tree, toy car.
- 6
When the Sun shines on your skin, does it feel warmer or colder?
- 7
Draw a picture of something people wear to protect their eyes from bright sunlight.
- 8
Write yes or no: The Sun is a star.
- 9
Which picture would feel warmer: a playground in sunlight or a playground in shade?
- 10
Fill in the blank: At night, we do not see the Sun in the _____.
- 11
Name one way the Sun helps people.
- 12
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
Draw a plant with sunlight shining on it. What does the Sun help the plant do?
- 14
Which gives us natural light in the daytime: the Sun or a flashlight?
- 15
Finish the sentence: The Sun is important because it gives Earth ____ and ____.