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Why is the weather report important to different
people? Why is it important to a farmer, an
astronaut or a fireman? Find an article or picture
in the newspaper of a person who cares about
the weather. Tell why this person cares.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Understand the main
idea and supporting details in expository text.
Who cares about the weather?
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down, backwards, forwards,
sideways and diagonally.
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SUNLIGHT
EXPERIMENT
SUMMER
MILES
PAPER
DIAMETER
HYPOTHESIS
METAL
WINTER
SAND
SNOWBALL
PAN
AXIS
SHOE
The sun is covered with spots!
Use the spots to solve the
mystery questions.
How far is the sun
from the Earth?
Never look directly at
the sun as this can
damage your eyesight!
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2
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million miles
What is the diameter
of the sun?
miles. ,
(1.4 million km)
(149.6 million km)
How long does it take
the sun to make one
complete rotation?
Earth days
WARNING!
Try this experiment to understand the difference
between indirect and direct sunlight.
Keep track of your work on a separate sheet of
paper like the Scientist's Notebook.
• 2 metal pie tins
or flat pans
• a sunny winter
day
• watch or clock • a rock
1. Lay one pan flat on
the ground in the
direct sunlight.
(Fig. 1)
2. Tilt the other pan
on its side. Lean it
against a rock or a
shoe. This pan is
being hit with
indirect sunlight.
(Fig. 2)
3. Wait three minutes.
4. Which pan is
warmer?
ANSWER: Ice caps.
Without the sun
we wouldn't
have newspapers
because
newsprint is
made from trees
and trees need
the sun to grow.
Look through
the newspaper
for other things
that need the sun
to exist.
(Fig. 1) direct sunlight (Fig. 2) indirect sunlight
Which pan do
you think will
feel warmer
after three
minutes in the
winter sun?
Question
What do you
think the
answer to the
question is?
Hypothesis
Which pan
was warmer in
three minutes?
Observation
Was your
hypothesis
correct? What
did you learn
from this
experiment?
Conclusion
pan in direct
sunlight
pan in
indirect
sunlight
pan in direct
sunlight
pan in
indirect
sunlight
SCIENTISTʼS NOTEBOOK
Standards Link: Earth Science: Students know that weather can be observed, measured and described; changes in weather and seasons are affected by the Earth's position.
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this tell
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