Grade 2 · Science · Lesson 23

Energy from the Sun

Think about your day — you woke up in a warm house, ate food from the kitchen, looked outside at a bright sky, and the wind might have been blowing. Every one of those things connects back to energy from the sun. The sun is the primary energy source for almost everything that happens on Earth.

What this lesson teaches

1Explain that the sun provides energy as light and heat
2Describe at least four ways solar energy is used on Earth
3Match each sun-energy use to a real-life example

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