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Tuesday, June 6, 2017 Page 3 C LASSIFIEDS E ASTERN O REGON M ARKETPLACE • 1-800-962-2819 • FAX 278-2680 © 2017 by y V Vicki icki Whiting, Editor Je Jeff f f Schinkel, S Graphics V Vol. o ol. 33, No. 27 Fun F u n with w i t h the t h e S Sun u n Woodword W o oodw or d is beg beginning innin ng his summer solar s system sy st em jour ney starting star ting g at a t the sun. But his journey spac ecr aff t t text e x t messa age is br eak ing up spacecraft message breaking up. . C an y you ou replace r eplac l e the th e missing i i w or ds? d? Can words? 11 + 4 = Dear Kid Scoop Re Readers aders — 14 + 5 = I am starting my solar s system ____________ with a fly-by fly- visit to our sun. Of cou course, I can’t _________ __ there __________ because it is way too ho hot!!! K ids in Australia Kids A ustr alia lear learn n at a t an ear early ly age the five fiv e steps st eps to t o protecting pr ot ec ting t sk in from fr om the sun. They T hey are: ar e: their skin The sun is a star star. . It is a hot ball of glowing gases. Do the math to label the layers of the sun. on some pr protective ot ec tiv e clothing like a T-shirt. T -shir - t . 21 - 4 = on some sunscr sunscreen een – SPF 30+. Even though our s sun un is ___________ of mi les awa miles away, it provides the ____ _______ that __________ makes life possib le on E Earth. possible All plants need s sunlight unlight to ____________. Ani mals need ne Animals plants to survive survive, , and p people need plants and a animals nimals to While our sun is special survive. How many suns can you find on this page? on a ha hat t with a wide br brim. im. to us, there are billions of stars like our sun scattered across the Milky Way galaxy. The sun’s gravitational pull is what keeps the planets in orbit. The sun’s solar f flares lares c can ________________ cause ___________ ______ for f communication electronic commun ication on Earth. some shade to t o get out of the sun’s sun ’ s rays. r a y s . Help Woodword navigate his ship to the center of this maze, where an important message for YOU awaits! Hold it up to a mirror to read it. How Ho o w big g is he n? ? the h sun sun? o a pair of sunglasses to t o protect pr ot ec t on your eyes. y our ey es . I If f the sun w as the si iz e of y your o was size fr on t door th w ould b front door, r, Ear Earth would be siz e of this fruit: the size If I f y you ou f forget or o g get t to o slip, slip p , slap, , seek s slop, , slap slop and a slide, slide , y your our s k in can bur n. skin burn. Every now and then a tremendous explosion occurs on the sun releasing gas into the atmosphere. These are called solar flares. WSKTJRBANWYBKENRSRTY WSK WSKT JRBANWYBK KENRSR ( (Circle C ir cle ev every er y other lett letter) er) Solar flares can affect radio and wireless communications millions of miles away on Earth and create light shows such as the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. Ho w many man y Earths Ear th hs could c ould How fit inside our s sun? AMBOLRN AMB NE AMBOLRNE R RTAHBALN T A TAHBAL N ROG ROGNSE VMW VMWIJLBLKI L OCN VMWIJLBLKILOCN (Circle every letter (C C ir cle ev er y other lett er on o each r row) o w) Sun Adjectives Sunspots are dark areas that appear on the surface of the sun. They are caused by strong magnetic activity within the sun. Sunspots can change size and move slowly across the surface of sun. Look through the newspaper to find 5 adjectives that describe the sun. Standards Link: Language Arts: Follow simple written directions. nbur n can A sunburn er y painful be very and is much n like a bur burn m fire. fir e . from Your r sk skin in n will tur turn red and u may ma y ev en get blist ers . A you even blisters. As s the ned d area ar ea heals, h heals l , your y our skin sk k in i burned p , which can be v very peels er y it ch y . peels, itchy. T Take ake a a cool c ool bath ba th or use w wet et down burned cloths t to o c cool ool do o wn the bur ned part t of y your skin. par our sk in. Apply A pply l aloe l gel l or spr a y s f for or o sunbur ned sprays sunburned sk in. skin. Don’t D on ’ t use soap, soap , as this could c ould dry dr y and ir irritate r ita t e your y our burned bur ned skin. sk in. The sun is covered cover ered with w spots! sp Use the spots to solve solv ve the th mystery quest stions. questions. 0 How far is t the he sun from the Ea arth? Earth? 4 million mi illion m mile miles es (149.6 million km) How long does d it take tak ta ke the sun to make m one e complete rota tation? rotation? 2 1 3 5 7 8 6 9 Earth day days ays What is the diameter diamet eter r of the sun? , WARNING! W A AR RNING NG! miles. m iles. Never N e v e r look l ook o directly d i r ectl y at a t the sun n as this can damage your y eyesight! eye s ight ! (1.4 million km) Standards Link: Earth Science: Students know about the sun, planets and stars. Without W ithout the Su Sun n … W ithout the sun, we wou Without wouldn’t uldn’ t have newspapers because pape paper er is made from trees and trees need the sun s to grow. grow . Look for through the newspaper fo or other things that need the sun to exist. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper ne ewspaper to locate information. EXPLO EXPLOSION OSION MAGNETIC MAGN NETIC SUNSPOTS SUNSP POTS A S T O P S N U PLANETS PLAN NETS K S C R E O R M SURF FA ACE SURFACE S R T R S O T I FLARE ES FLARES MILKY Y U L A E O H T L SOLA AR SOLAR R L E D N E M E GASE ES GASES F A U N N A I S RADIO O A B I G R A L O MILES S C R A D I O K P DARK K BALL E M E R S E Y A DOOR R WA A Y WAY IMPOR T A ANT : If I f watery w a t er y blist ers IMPORTANT: blisters appear on y your our sk in, y you ou should skin, see y your our doc t or . doctor. S N C O G I A S This week’ week’s s word: S O MAGNETIC E L The adjective magnetic means the power or ability to attract. S P V X W E The sun’s sun’ s magnetic pull keeps the planets in orbit. Try T ry r to use the word magnetic in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family family. . Greatest Dad Award If there was a Greatest Dad award, who would you give it to and why?
