The Sun as a Star topic, game and activities are designed to introduce
the Sun to your students before going on to the more specific topics on subsequent
days. The Stellar Sun area contains a basic description
of the Sun and how we classify it as a star. The facts page
which gives the vital statistics of the Sun. This information will be useful prior
to playing the game.
The activities concentrate on some particular properties of the Sun which might be
new to you and your students. Each activity has its own set of teacher notes.
| Content Sections | Grade Level | Overview |
| Solar Facts | 5th and higher | Provides vital statistics about the Sun as well as information about its structure, activity, rotation, and evolution. |
| Stellar Fingerprinting | 5th and higher | Explains how the color of a star is a measure of how hot it is and that a star's spectrum is what is used to compare one star to another. |
| The Stellar Family | 7th and higher | Explains that stars with the same spectrum and same true brightness are the same type of star. |
Many of you will not be able to use all of the available components of Solar Week
on a daily basis due to time constraints. To help you make the most of your participation,
Deborah Bodony, a teacher at St. Nicholas School, in Los Altos, California, has developed
three 45-minute schedules, each with a different focus:
| What to do if you only have 45 minutes |
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