Standard #: SC.912.E.5.4


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Explain the physical properties of the Sun and its dynamic nature and connect them to conditions and events on Earth.


General Information

Subject Area: Science
Grade: 912
Body of Knowledge: Earth and Space Science
Standard: Earth in Space and Time - The origin and eventual fate of the Universe still remains one of the greatest questions in science. Gravity and energy influence the development and life cycles of galaxies, including our own Milky Way Galaxy, stars, the planetary systems, Earth, and residual material left from the formation of the Solar System. Humankind’s need to explore continues to lead to the development of knowledge and understanding of the nature of the Universe.
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08
Content Complexity Rating: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 05/08
Status: State Board Approved

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Related Access Points

Access Point Number Access Point Title
SC.912.E.5.In.3 Describe the Sun as a medium-sized star with sunspots and storms that can affect weather and radio transmissions on Earth.
SC.912.E.5.Su.3 Describe observable effects of the Sun on Earth, such as changes in light and temperature.
SC.912.E.5.Pa.3 Observe and recognize effects of the Sun on Earth, such as temperature changes.


Related Resources

Lesson Plans

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Mysterious Corona - Why's it so Hot?

In this lesson, students will analyze an informational text that addresses innovative research to understand why the corona is hotter than the surface of the Sun. This informational text is designed to support reading in the content area. The text describes how researchers are using the Hinode satellite from Japan to analyze data being produced from a polar coronal hole in the Sun. They believe that Alfven waves are responsible for the surprising temperature of the corona, thereby unlocking a long unanswered question in solar physics. The lesson plan includes a note-taking guide, text-dependent questions, a writing prompt, answer keys, and a writing rubric.

How a Solar Phenomenon Affects the Earth

Students will create cause and effect t-shirts to relate phenomena on the sun to disruptive events that they can cause on Earth.

Sunspot Case Study

The Sunspot Activity Case Study is set up as a series of short activities centered around readings or graphs. Students learn about solar cycles that cause a change in the amount of solar radiation received by the Earth. Students are asked to analyze how these solar cycles might be contributing to global warming and climate change.

Perspectives Video: Expert

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Sonification and Eccentricity of the Sun

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Download the CPALMS Perspectives video student note taking guide.

Perspectives Video: Professional/Enthusiast

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Resource Collection

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Text Resources

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It's Hot...Super Hot: Finding Answers Around the Sun

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Sun's Activity Triggers Lightning Strikes

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Space Weather: Sunspots, Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. This text describes three kinds of solar phenomena: sunspots, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections. Each is explained in relation to its effect on the weather, climate, and technology of Earth. NASA programs that monitor the activity of the Sun are also described.

The Weather on the Moon Is Wonderful! Except for One Small Thing...

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. This article highlights the dangers that solar flares pose to moon colonization and how humans might deal with them. It is a brief article that grabs the reader's attention and leaves him/her thinking.

Starless Cloud Cores Reveal Why Some Stars are Bigger than Others

This informational text is intended to support reading in the content area. The article explains that astronomers are trying to find out why stars outside our galaxy are so much larger based on what we know about star formation and chemical make-up.

Monster Sunspot Larger Than Jupiter Stars in Amazing Sun Photos

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