Grade 3

Our solar system basics

Learn the names of the sun, Earth, and moon, and understand that Earth moves around the sun.

Category: World Around Us 8 min Confident
Aa Tap Say Read

The sun gives us light and heat. Earth goes around the sun in one year. The moon goes around Earth.

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The sun is a star that gives Earth light and heat.

sun fact

The sun is the centre of our solar system.

Example: The sun gives us energy.

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Earth is the planet we live on. It goes around the sun.

earth fact

One trip around the sun takes one year.

Example: Earth orbits the sun.

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The moon goes around Earth. It does not make its own light.

moon fact

Moonlight is actually reflected sunlight.

Example: The moon reflects the sun's light.

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Day happens when our side of Earth faces the sun.

day and night

Earth spins, giving us day and night.

Example: Earth's spin causes day and night.

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