Relates the size of Earth to that of the sun. Describes the sun as a star we see during the daytime because it is the Earth's closest star. Explains how sunlight can be harmful.
Students begin the task by cutting out a sun and placing it on black construction paper.
Students predict what they think will happen to the paper. The construction paper is placed in the sun for the day. Then students remove the sun and see that the paper has faded. They are asked to draw some conclusions about the sun. Students are then introduced to the scenario for the task.