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[Year 2] Unit 2 - Patterns in the Sky: Patterns in the Sky - The Sun

Patterns in the Sky - The Sun

The Sun for Kids

Sun & Stars for Kids

Make Your Own Sundial!

Observe Sun Patterns

What is the Sun?

Kindergarten Time (Sun Travel with Words)

Facts About The Sun For Kids

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Watch Space Kids on ABC iView - Space Kids explores the infinite wonders of our universe and answers the big questions. Mixing amazing NASA archive footage with cool animation, Space Kids gives curious kids the ABC's of outer space.


Articles & Weblinks

 

Sun (Encyclopedia Britannica School - Elementary). 

Does your dog or cat like to lounge in the sun? Here's why (NutriSource Blogs, 2020). 

Have you ever tried to stay in a tree's shade for a while, but soon found yourself in the hot sun again? You need to find out about shadows! 

In this primary science game you will investigate how a tree, you and things like umbrellas and lamp-posts make a shadow during a sunny day. Find out whether the shape and position of a shadow is related to the time of day and position of the Sun. Play a shadow-matching game to finish.