Solar Secrets Reading

This worksheet features an informational reading passage titled “The Power of the Sun.” Students learn about nuclear fusion in the Sun’s core, the photosphere as the visible layer, the solar wind, auroras, and sunspots. After reading, they answer comprehension questions that ask them to recall key details and explain processes described in the text. A critical thinking prompt then challenges them to write several sentences explaining how the Sun can be both helpful and harmful to life on Earth. The activity builds reading comprehension within a science context and pushes students to synthesize ideas from the passage. It is suitable for guided reading, independent work, or as part of a science-literacy center.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Science – Solar Processes and Space Weather

English Language Arts – Reading Informational Texts in Science

English Language Arts – Answering Text-Dependent Questions

English Language Arts – Integrating Information to Write Explanatory Responses

This worksheet is part of our The Sun collection.