Shadows

Students will explore and measure shadows and their relationships to time of day. Students will measure the lengths of a meter stick's shadow at different times of the day (or seasons) to determine when a shadow casts its longest and shortest shadows.

Resource ID#: 6390 Type: Teaching Idea

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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics, Science

Grade Level(s): 2, 3

Intended Audience: Educators

Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s)

Keywords: day, night, sun, earth, orbit, measurement, shadow, season, cycle

Instructional Component Type(s): Teaching Idea

Instructional Design Framework(s): Structured Inquiry (Level 2)

Resource Collection: General Collection

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SC.2.N.1.In.1

Ask questions and make observations about things in the natural world.

SC.2.N.1.Su.1

Answer yes and no questions and make observations about common objects and actions in the natural world.

SC.2.N.1.Pa.1

Request a change or help to solve a problem in the environment.

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