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Understand the Dangers of the Sun

In this worksheet, students will consider how to protect themselves from sunlight and how the Sun's rays can affect life on Earth.

'Understand the Dangers of the Sun' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 2

Year:  Year 3 Science worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Light

Curriculum subtopic:   Protection from Sunlight

Difficulty level:  

Worksheet Overview

The Sun is a huge glowing sphere of hot gas.

 

 Sun

 

It shines down on the Earth, on all of us, the animals and plants and the land.

 

We need the Sun to help everything grow and be healthy, but we also need to protect ourselves from the Sun, as it can be dangerous if we are exposed to it for a long time.

 

In this activity, we are going to think about the dangers of the Sun and the best way we can protect ourselves and the Earth.

 

suncream and sunglasses

 

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