Teacher Printing Instructions:

You will need to print this document in three different ways to get all the pieces back on the proper color and paper weights. Send as many copies as you have students for each step.

1. Print Pages 2 - 3 on yellow paper, 2-sided 2. Print Pages 4 - 9 on blue paper, 2-sided 3. Print Page 10 on white card-stock (150gsm), 1-sided

Glue to Radiation Zone Radiation to Glue Glue to Convection Zone Convection to Glue

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Glue Folded Core Here Core

Radiation Zone

Cut Out and Fold All

Six Circles in Half Glue to Photosphere Zone Photosphere to Glue Make sure the names of the Sunʼs layers are showing on the outside; with the ------fold ------questions about each layer, folded to the inside.

Glue Folded Radiation Zone Here Stack and Glue all the folded Circles as directed (smallest to largest).

I Recommend Stick glue so that it is not too wet to write on afterward. Convection Zone

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Nuclear Fusion is is Fusion Nuclear

through the Radiation Zone. Radiation the through

here through nuclear fusion. fusion. nuclear through here

______years to move move to years ______

______are produced produced are ______

It can take energy up to to up energy take can It

Enormous amounts of of amounts Enormous

electromagnetic ______. electromagnetic

the Sun’s ______. Sun’s the

moves mainly in the form of of form the in mainly moves

The Core is the 1st layer in in layer 1st the is Core The

tightly packed ______where energy energy where ______packed tightly

Core

The Radiation Zone is a region of very very of region a is Zone Radiation The

Radiation Zone Radiation

the Sun’s surface. Sun’s the

causes ______to move towards towards move to ______causes

The loops formed by sinking cool gas gas cool sinking by formed loops The

Hot gases rise and then ______here. ______then and rise gases Hot

of the Sun’s ______. ______. Sun’s the of

The Convection Zone is the outermost layer layer outermost the is Zone Convection The Convection Zone Convection Glue to Chromosphere Zone Chromosphere to Glue

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Photosphere

The photosphere is considered to be the Sun’s ______layer. ______Sun’s the be to considered is photosphere The

looking at the sun, you are looking at the ______. the at looking are you sun, the at looking

The Sun does not have a ______surface, but instead when you are are you when instead but surface, ______a have not does Sun The

The Photosphere is the first layer of the Sun’s ______. Sun’s the of layer first the is Photosphere The Photosphere Glue to Corona Zone Corona to Glue

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Chromosphere

The Greek word chroma means ______. means chroma word Greek The

It is visible during a total ______. total a during visible is It

The Chromosphere is the middle layer of the Sun’s ______. Sun’s the of layer middle the is Chromosphere The Chromosphere Glue to Sun Information Paper Information Sun to Glue

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Corona

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Solar winds are ______are winds Solar

The Corona extends into space for ______of kilometers. of ______for space into extends Corona The

Corona means ______in Latin. in ______means Corona

It appears as a ______colored halo. colored ______a as appears It

The Corona is also visible during a total ______. total a during visible also is Corona The Corona Glue Folded Corona Here

Sun Information Paper

Name: ______Hour ___ The Sun Instructions: Cut, Fold and Glue all the layers of the Sun Together. Then, answer the questions inside the flaps created for each layer of the sun. Also define the four visible features of the sun below.

Four Visible Features of the Sun: Sun Spots -

Prominences -

Solar Flares -

Solar Winds -