The Sun's Energy 1st & 2nd Grade Science Worksheets Activities Solar Types

☀️ 1st and 2nd graders will learn about the sun's energy in this mini science unit that is packed with worksheets, activities, video lessons, reading passages and questions, experiments, and explorations.

► What is energy? Learn about types of energy including kinetic, chemical, thermal and solar energy.

► How does the sun provide energy through solar energy?

► How does the sun effect land, air, and water on earth?

☀️ This resource builds background knowledge, reinforces key science vocabulary, and includes a variety of engaging activities. Your students will love learning through videos, completing a fill-in-the-blank coloring book, writing a diary as the sun, and creating a comic strip!

What's Included?

1. Custom Videos: Introduce key concepts and vocabulary.
2. Brainstorm Blocks
3. Vocabulary Cards (energy, water vapor, evaporate)
4. Two Passages and Comprehension Questions
5. Worksheets: Energy Match, Compare and Contrast Energy
6. Mini Book: A fill-in-the-blank mini-book that dives into the subject of the Sun's energy, its effects, and its importance to life on Earth. Kids will also love to color their book!
7. Types of Energy Flip Book Activity
8. Diary of the Sun
9. Sun and Energy Comic Strip
10. Design an Invention
11. Quiz
12. Explorations and Labs:

• How The Sun Heats the Land and Water Exploration/Lab: Through hands-on experiments, students explore how the Sun uniquely heats both land and water, helping them understand concepts like heat absorption and reflection.
• Evaporation Exploration/Lab: Students investigate the power of the Sun in converting liquid water into water vapor, thereby grasping the fundamental process of evaporation.
• Disappearing Paintings Exploration/Lab: A fascinating lab where students use the Sun's energy to create—and then "erase"—their own paintings, teaching them about the Sun's powerful impact on matter.

☀️ Add a burst of light and learning to your science curriculum with this radiant unit on the Sun's Energy! Perfect for energizing young scientists and igniting a passion for real-world exploration.

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