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Our Star, the Sun

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Book meta-data
  • Reading Box: Bronze (Levels 31)
  • Year: Six
  • Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
  • Theme/Topic: Life science, Science and technology, Scientific investigation, Space
  • Genre: Report
  • Strategy/Skills: Exploring text structure, Using graphic sources, Sequencing
  • Page Count: 32
  • Reading Level: 31
  • Item Code: 200744
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  • Curriculum Codes: ACELA1830, ACELY1711, ACELY1712, ACELY1713
Reader Description

The sun has been the centre of our solar system for over four billion years. Without it there would be no life on Earth. Find out how our everyday lives are made possible by this star.

After you have completed the Reader

Write a short story called, "The Day the Sun Stopped Shining". Use the information in the book to describe what life on Earth would be like if there was suddenly no sunlight.

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