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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?