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\nWave Phenomena and the Electromagnetic Spectrum\n

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\nScience learners scrutinize shadow size and quality, and experiment with diffraction. They model superposition of electromagnetic waves, and experiment with interference. These activities are action-packed and challenging for your...\n
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\nStory Telling through Photography\n

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\nUse this writing and photography lesson plan in your descriptive writing unit. Elementary and middle schoolers write and create a story line incorporating photos from Inspiration or their own personal photos. They experiment with...\n
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\nMe and My Job Shadow, Part 1\n

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\nThird graders identify the skills that are important in performing helper jobs in the school and the skills that are possessed personally by them. They write a short paragraph to summarize the information taught about top three job...\n
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\nThe Shadow Knows: Student Worksheet\n

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\nHow can you measure the height of a tree or telephone pole with only a short measuring tape?  It's not a problem when you start by measuring your shadow and your height to create a ratio to use with taller objects. Additional...\n
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\nThe Dog and the Shadow\n

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\nDon't let jealousy overshadow thankfulness for your blessings. Aesop's \"The Dog and the Shadow\" presents a jealous dog and his lost meal with an audio recording and annotation activity to reinforce the fable's theme with textual evidence.\n
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\nRain Shadows\n

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\nSatellite images from NASA help scholars focus on the similarities on the planet rather than the differences. The photos from the installment of a larger PBS series exploring weather and climate compare geological formations in the...\n
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\nIn The Shadow of the Pines: Sugar Cane Time \n

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\nThis resource provides a short reading passage, an excerpt from In The Shadow of the Pines by Karen K. Newell, about a family and their sugar cane harvest during the Great Depression. After the reading, there are four multiple choice...\n
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\nSunset Pictures\n

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\nSunsets and shadows are lovely subjects for creative projects. Kids take a good look at images of sunsets, then use paint and construction paper to create a silhouetted sunset image. Tip: This project is a great way to illustrate a poem...\n
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\nWhich Way is North?\n

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\nWho needs a compass to find cardinal directions? Just place a stick in the ground and record the movement of its shadow over the course of a day. Then, measure the shadow lengths in order to determine a north-south line. A simple...\n
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\nModern Figure Sculpture\n

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\nAlberto Giacometti is a renowned sculpture, made popular by his \"tall, gaunt\" figures. His sculptures have been interpreted in many ways: representing isolation, Holocaust victims, or of one standing against adversity. Giacometti says...\n
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\nLight and Shadow\n

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\nStudents compare and draw items with shading based on where a light source is in relation to the object.\n
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\nThe Science of Shadow Puppets\n

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\nStudents explore the art of shadow puppetry. In this performing arts lesson, students study the functions of lighting in the puppet theater as they examine the transmission, absorption, and reflection of light. As a culminating activity,...\n
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\nThe Shadow Knows: Student Worksheet\n

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\nIn this math worksheet, students will work in small groups to measure the height of objects, such as trees, using their shadows. Students will be able to determine heights of objects that cannot be directly measured.\n
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\nReading for Gist and Analyzing Point of View: Moon Shadow\n

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\nCharacter analysis isn't always earth-shattering. Using a graphic organizer, pupils analyze Moon Shadow's point of view following the earthquake in Laurence Yep's Dragonwings. Also, scholars co-create an anchor chart showing the...\n
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\nTraditional Versus Shadow Banking\n

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\nHere is a detailed breakdown of the traditional banking system, including the roles that intermediaries play as brokers and in making loans, as well as an introduction to the parallel system of shadow banking.\n
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\nLight and Shadows\n

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\nLight is such an amazing thing! Elementary schoolers explore the wonderful world of light and shadow. The lesson is meant to be carried out on a whiteboard. Objects are placed in front of a light source, and learners must predict what...\n
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\nWhy Are Solar Eclipses Only Visible in Some Places?\n

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\nWhy can't we see a solar eclipse in California when they can see it in New York? Ask a scientist and discover how solar eclipses are like shadows that can only be seen if you are very near or directly under them. After viewing this...\n
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\nWhat Causes an Eclipse of the Moon?\n

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\nAsk an astronomer and find out how the orbit of the earth and moon are different and that a lunar eclipse can only happen when their orbits match up. You'll also discover that a lunar eclipse is caused by the earth's shadow. Another...\n
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\nScale City — Inverse Proportions and Shadows in the Real World\n

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\nBring the resource out from the shadows. Viewers of a short video learn about drive-in theaters and how operators project images onto a large screen. They then perform an experiment to determine the relationship between the distance of...\n
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\nThe Sun's Path\n

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\nStarting with questions about the tilt of the Earth and apparent motion of the sun, a worksheet provides instructions on how to figure the paths of the Sun on certain dates. Learners answer three more questions, complete with...\n
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\nSky 2: Shadows\n

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\nstudents will explore making shadows and tracking the movement of an object 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...\n
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\nMeasuring Shadows\n

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\nMiddle schoolers determine the pattern (length and direction) of shadows cast by sunlight during several month period, and develop interpretation of daily and seasonal patterns and variations observed.\n
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\nShadow Pictures\n

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\nStudents discover the power of lights, shades, and shadows in this Art lesson intended for upper-elementary/middle-level Art classrooms. Older students may want to experiment by adding more than one silhouette to the Bristol board used...\n
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\nMe and My Shadow\n

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\nStudents apply the process of scientific inquiries or technological design to explore the explanations of the daily patterns of the Earth's rotation. They record different shadow lengths showing the apparent movement of the sun through...\n
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