Outer Space

1. Outer Space Miss Nicky’s Space Adventure

2. Miss Nicky’s Helpful Astronauts Click on me to learn about the Sun!! Click on me to learn about Space! Click on me to learn about the seasons!

3. If we went into space, what would we see? Go to Helpful Astronauts

4. Stars Moon Planets The Sun Go to Helpful Astronauts

5. Earth We live on this Planet. This planet is 3rd closest to the Sun. Go to Helpful Astronauts

6. All of the planets orbit around the Sun! Go to Helpful Astronauts

7. The Sun! Go to Helpful Astronauts

8. The Sun is a…

9. What does the Sun do? • The Sun provides heat for our planet. • The Sun provides light for our planet. • Without the Sun we could not live on Earth. Go to Helpful Astronauts

10. When the Earth is facing the Sun it is light out. This means it is daytime. • When the other side of Earth is facing the sun it is dark. This means that it is night time. • It takes the Earth one year to orbit all the way around the Sun. Go to Helpful Astronauts

11. Shadows • When the Sun is blocked shadows appear. • When the sun is blocked it will be darker in the shadows. • What else is different in shadows? Go to Helpful Astronauts

12. As the Earth orbits around the Sun an amazing thing happens… It is night time when the Earth is facing away from the Sun. It is day time when the Earth is facing the Sun. The Earth is always rotating on its own axis. This takes an entire day to complete. Go to Helpful Astronauts

13. What happens to the temperature if the Sun is being blocked? Is it warmer or colder in the shadows? Go to Helpful Astronauts Warmer Colder

14. Differences in Day and Night Sun Moon Warm Cool Light Dark Go to Helpful Astronauts Sleeping Awake

15. Seasons change depending on where the Earth is in it’s yearly journey around the Sun. Go to Helpful Astronauts

16. As the Earth orbits around the Sun certain changes happen. These changes are called seasons. Go to Helpful Astronauts

17. Seasons Song Here we go, oh, oh Seasons of the year Here comes the spring with the rain pouring down Here comes the spring with the flowers in the ground Here comes the spring with the rainbow in the sky Here comes the spring to bring new life Here comes the summer with the heat from the sun Here comes the summer with the kids having fun Here comes the summer with the warm breeze Here comes the summer with the trees so green Here comes the fall with the leaves changing color Here comes the fall with the climate getting cooler Here comes the fall with the leaves falling down Here comes the fall with the wind blowing loud Here comes the winter with the ice and the snow Here comes the winter with the freezing cold Here comes the winter with the days getting shorter Here comes the winter with the nights getting longer

18. Click on the picture that matches the season. Winter Go to Helpful Astronauts

19. Click on the picture that matches the season. Spring Go to Helpful Astronauts

20. Click on the picture that matches the season. Summer Go to Helpful Astronauts

21. Click on the picture that matches the season. Fall Go to Helpful Astronauts