Shadows
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A lesson plan for Grades K–1 Science and Mathematics
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- Appropriate grades
- K–1
- Subjects
- mathematics (measurement)
- Provider
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
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This Science NetLinks lesson is part of a three-part series in which students observe the daytime and nighttime sky regularly to identify sequences of changes and to look for patterns in these changes. In this lesson, students will explore making shadows. They will also track the movement of an object's shadow over the course of a day to look for patterns. It is best to couple this shadow activity with reading the book, Bear Shadow, and making a map of Bear's neighborhood when the sun is relatively high in the sky, either near the beginning or the end of the school year. You'll want to measure sun shadows at least twice and perhaps three or four times during the year to see how they vary with the time of year.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 2: Measurement - The learner will use non-standard units of measure and tell time.
- Objective 2.01: For given objects:
- Select an attribute (length, capacity, mass) to measure (use non-standard units).
- Develop strategies to estimate size.
- Compare, using appropriate language, with respect to the attribute selected.
- Objective 2.01: For given objects:
Science (2005)
Kindergarten
- Goal 4: The learner will use appropriate tools and measurements to increase their ability to describe their world.
- Objective 4.01: Describe how tools can be used to make comparisons.
- Objective 4.03: Use nonstandard units of measure to describe and compare objects.
