Every hear of 'Sol'? Sure you have! It's our Sun! It sits at the center of our 8 planet solar system, providing us with heat and light. But how does that energy get to us? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats about the...

Upon viewing the Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon video series, students will be able to do the following: Cite some of the characteristics of Earth which make it unique in our solar system, including: Earth's moderate temperature, the...

Life on Earth depends on the steady nature of our star, and an international team of scientists searched thousands of other stars to try to find out if the sun has always been as consistent as it is now. And According to a study...

An explanation and model illustrating that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars are due to their relative distances from the Earth. Using the power of storytelling and cutting-edge technology learners...

This video examines the force of gravity and looks at its critical role in the formation of the sun and planets of our solar system.

NASA is launching a mission to send a probe into the sun, and it's the first to be named after a living scientist: Eugene Parker and the Parker Solar Probe! Astronomers have found another hot topic, and it's the hottest planet we've ever...

Despite what you may have heard or learned in school, the sun is NOT in fact the center of the solar system. And it won’t be until 2027… But this being a science channel, you might be thinking “What the heck is this guy talking about? Of...

Our solar system's smallest planet will be visible on Monday, May 9 as it passes between Earth and the sun, in a rare spectacle that only occurs a few times a century. Mercury will take about seven and a half hours to move across the sun...

This video is a quiz covering the Planets series. It includes topics such as the unique characteristics of Earth, the orbits of planets around the sun, the number of planets in our solar system, the relationship between a planet's...

This video is a review of the topics covered in the Planets series. The video is an educational presentation about the shape of the Earth, its distance from the sun, and its rotation on its axis. It also explores the planets in our solar...

This video explores the hypothetical scenario of what would happen if the Sun disappeared from our solar system. It discusses the potential effects on the planets, climate, oxygen levels, and human lifestyle, ultimately leading to the...

In this video, we explore the question of whether the sun is moving or if it's the Earth that is moving. We also discover that the Earth's rotation on its axis is what causes day and night, while its orbit around the sun explains the...

Paul Andersen describes our place on the Earth in the Solar System within the Milky Way Galaxy in the Universe. The make-up and origins of the Universe are included along with stellar evolution. A teaching progression K-12 is also...

The Sun contains 99.8 of the mass in our solar system. Its gravitational pull is what keeps everything here, from tiny Mercury to the gas giants to the Oort Cloud, 186 billion miles away. But even though the Sun has such a...

Upon viewing the Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon video series, students will be able to do the following: Cite some of the characteristics of Earth which make it unique in our solar system, including: Earth's moderate temperature, the...

Upon viewing the Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon video series, students will be able to do the following: Cite some of the characteristics of Earth which make it unique in our solar system, including: Earth's moderate temperature, the...

Upon viewing the Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon video series, students will be able to do the following: Cite some of the characteristics of Earth which make it unique in our solar system, including: Earth's moderate temperature, the...

Upon viewing the Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon video series, students will be able to do the following: Cite some of the characteristics of Earth which make it unique in our solar system, including: Earth's moderate temperature, the...

Upon viewing the Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon video series, students will be able to do the following: Cite some of the characteristics of Earth which make it unique in our solar system, including: Earth's moderate temperature, the...

In this video, students learn about the shape of the Earth and its relationship to the sun. They also understand how the sun, despite being far away, emits heat and light energy that provides daylight on Earth.



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Upon viewing the Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon video series, students will be able to do the following: Cite some of the characteristics of Earth which make it unique in our solar system, including: Earth's moderate temperature, the...

From its life-sustaining energy to its explosive geomagnetic storms, the Sun has many mysteries, says astrophysicist Nour E. Rawafi. He sheds light on NASA's latest endeavor to better understand our fiery neighbor and its impact on the...

With an effective surface temperature of roughly 5,500 degrees Celsius, you might think water couldn't survive on the Sun. Well, scientists debated whether or not it was there for nearly a century, and it turns out, it can!

In September 1859, miners following the Colorado gold rush woke up to another sunny day. Or so they thought. To their surprise, they soon discovered it was actually 1am and the sky wasn't lit by the sun, but rather by brilliant drapes of...