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SCIENCE, THE SUN, HISTORY

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CURIOSITY • TEAMWORK • CREATIVITY

EXPLORING

Skills used

Ages Topics

THE SUN: LIVING WITH OUR STAR

Throughout history, people have looked up at the Sun.

They’ve been healed and harmed by its rays, they’ve used its power, and they’ve tried to discover its secrets.

What to do...This exhibition has four parts.

Try the challenges in this book for each part. How many can you complete?

If you need help, ask one of our volunteers.

Map

Entrance Exit

Part 2: Sunshine

and Health

Part 1: Days and Years

Part 4: Observing

the Sun

Part 3: Power from

the Sun

Part 1: Days and Years

The Sun rises and sets, giving us day and night. To try to explain why, people created stories and presented them to the world.

Can you describe this object in three words?

What is your favourite object in Days and Years?

Fill the gaps in the script below to make a mini-show about your choice. Then present your show to your group!

Hello everyone! My name is This is my favourite object. It’s called I like this object because

Thank you for listening. Enjoy your day!

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F I N D T H I SThe Earth

moves around the Sun. This gives us our seasons.

Which is your favourite season?

Why?

TALK ABOUT

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2

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Explore Sunshine and Health with your group.

Can you find objects that match the descriptions on these pages? Draw your choices inside the shapes.

Part 2: Sunshine and Health

The Sun is important to each of us. It can help or harm us, and even change our moods.

These look strange:

These are

great ideas: These are

bad ideas:

How does sunshine make

you feel?

TALK ABOUT

Can you design your own badge in the circle below?

Draw a picture that shows why the Sun is important to you. Add your own words to complete the design.

Part 3: Power from the Sun

The Sun is incredibly powerful.

For centuries, people have tried to trap its energy and turn it into power that we can use.

This badge supports using the Sun’s energy.

Can you find three things in Power from the Sun that use the Sun’s energy?

F I N D T H I SSome machines have their own solar panel.

They don’t need power from a plug socket.

Which machines do you think should have

a solar panel?

TALK ABOUT

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2

3

These pictures are close-ups of things in Observing the Sun. Can you find them and answer the questions with your group?

Answers are hidden at the bottom of the page.

ANSWERS: (A) Take photographs of the Sun. (B) An eclipse. (C) A group of sunspots.Part 4: Observing the Sun

People have always been curious about the Sun. They have used telescopes, photographs and even spaceships to get close and learn its secrets.

Would you like to travel to the Sun

in a spaceship?

Why?

TALK ABOUT

What was this object designed to do?

A

What is shown in this painting?

C

What is happening in this picture?

B