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=Welcome to Our Unit on the Planets= Here you will find content links and information to help you learn about our solar system. =The Solar System= First stop the sun. The sun is a medium - sized star found at the center of our solar system. All eight planets, including Earth orbit or revolve around the sun. The sun is basically a huge ball of fire. It is made up of about 70% hydrogen and 30% helium. Scientists believe that the sun has been burning for about 4.5 billion years and that it will continue to burn for another 4.5 billlion years. This makes it a middle age star.

Objectives

 * Click on the following link and read the short section on the sun. You will need to scroll down a little to get to it. []
 * Write a paragraph about the sun. Be sure to include information from what you have just read.