This is a lesson plan for several related activities about the Sun. Learners will observe how a candle flame is like the Sun, brainstorm why the Sun is needed and how energy from the Sun is used, construct a Sun-Earth scale model illustrating both... (View More) size and distance, and build and use a small solar oven. The scale model activity requires a straight-line distance of 55 meters to show the Sun-Earth size and distance scale. The solar oven activity requires daytime access to a sunny outdoor location for a long enough period of time for participants to be able to cook with the solar oven. (View Less)

This is a lesson plan for several related activities about the Sun. Learners will observe how a candle flame is like the Sun, brainstorm why the Sun is needed and how energy from the Sun is used, construct a Sun-Earth scale model illustrating both... (View More) size and distance, and build and use a small solar oven. The scale model activity requires a straight-line distance of 55 meters to show the Sun-Earth size and distance scale. The solar oven activity requires daytime access to a sunny outdoor location for a long enough period of time for participants to be able to cook with the solar oven. This is Actividad 2.1 in the Spanish-language El Universo a sus Pies, which is available for purchase. (View Less)

This is an activity about observing sunset positions. Learners will observe the position of sunset over the course of two to three months, at minimum, or up to a year, at maximum, and discuss results and predict future sunset locations. This is... (View More) Activity B-5 of Universe at Your Fingertips 2.0: A Collection of Activities and Resources for Teaching Astronomy DVD-ROM, which is available for purchase. (View Less)

This is an activity about observing sunset positions. Learners will observe the position of sunset over the course of two to three months, at minimum, or up to a year, at maximum, and discuss results and predict future sunset locations. This is... (View More) Actividad 2.3 of the Spanish-language El Universo a sus Pies, which is available for purchase. (View Less)