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Sunday, September 27

📰 Story of the Day

How Fast Is Light?

Flip on a light switch. The room gets bright right away. It seems like magic. But light is really moving. It just moves super fast!

Light is the fastest thing in the whole universe. Nothing can beat it. Not a race car. Not a jet. Not even a rocket!

How fast is light? It could zip around the whole Earth seven times in one second. That's faster than you can blink!

Our sunlight comes from the Sun. The distance from the Sun to Earth is huge. A car would need over one hundred years to drive there. But light makes the trip in about eight minutes.

That means something funny. The sunlight you see right now left the Sun eight minutes ago! Never look right at the Sun, though. It can hurt your eyes.

So next time you flip a switch, think about it. That light is on a super fast trip to your eyes!

💡 New Word Today

Distance — how far apart two things are.

Example: "The distance from my house to the park is two blocks."

🎯 Quiz Time

Part A: Circle the Best Answer

1. What is the fastest thing in the universe?
2. How many times can light go around Earth in one second?
3. How long does sunlight take to get to Earth?
4. What does the word "distance" mean?

Part B: Write Your Answer

1. If you could move as fast as light, where would you go?
✏️ Start with: "If I were as fast as light..."
2. Why is the sunlight you see a little bit "old"?
✏️ Start with: "The sunlight is old because..."

⭐ Fun Fact

An octopus has three hearts! Two hearts pump blood to its gills. The third one pumps blood to the rest of its body.

📋 Answer Key (Parents)

Part A:

  1. C — light is the fastest thing in the universe
  2. A — light can zip around Earth seven times in one second
  3. B — sunlight takes about eight minutes to reach Earth
  4. A — distance means how far apart two things are

Part B – Sample Strong Answers:

  1. "If I were as fast as light, I would go to the Moon. I would get there in about one second and wave at Earth!"
  2. "The sunlight is old because it left the Sun eight minutes ago. The Sun is very far away, so the light takes time to get here."

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