Super Solar Star Power: Week 7 (August 10-14) On August 12th, parts of Europe will experience a total solar eclipse. Did you know that our sun is actually a star? While our special star appears in a familiar way to signal the start of each day, at night anyone can look up to observe other suns that we call stars. Could there be life circling another star elsewhere in the universe? This week, we’ll consider the many benefits of our own life-giving sun, with activities like using a camper-created solar oven to cook food suitable for human consumption. We’ll also think about the possibility of otherworldly life on faraway planets that orbit their own suns. We’ll have fun thinking about stars, including star patterns called