#ExplainTheSun

Studio 360

May 7, 2015

By Ariel Zych

We want you to explain to us what the Sun does.

Here’s how:

Learn something interesting about what the sun does.
Do your best to explain what you’ve learned about the sun.
Share your explanation with the hashtag #ExplainTheSun

Here's a little inspiration…

We asked scientists and other solar-interested folks to answer the question: What does the sun do? See their responses here.
Make your own UV light detector in this activity from the Lawrence Hall of Science.
Watch videos, read articles, and listen to interviews about the sun in Science Friday's Sun Science Collection on PBS Learning Media.
Listen to our launch on Science Friday, May 8th
Help us create a human sundial

For more information on ways to #ExplainTheSun and how to share your explanation, click here.

Submission Highlights:

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What the sun means to me: mood enhancer, life sustaining, cancer causing. One of several scars left from a toxic mix of genetics and living on the beach. #explainthesun #sciencefriday #nofilter #skincancer
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May 8, 2015 at 4:38pm PDT

#ExplainTheSun: An Album

listen to ‘Secretary Moniz on the Sun and Energy’ on audioBoom

Science Club creates a #HumanSundial

#HumanSundial Tweets

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