Curated OER
STEMbite: Exploring Shadows
When your sprouting scientists are learning about light, have them watch this video to consider what happens to an object's shadow when there is more than one light source. The teacher involves several teens at an educational convention...
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Pbs Learning Media: Go West Young Peep
Where does the sun go at night? Come along with PEEP as he sets out to find this answer. Along the way, learn some interesting facts about the sun and shadows. Extensive teaching tips and additional activities are also included. [8:50]
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Pbs Learning Media: Shadow Tracing
Playing with shadows can be fun, but do you know where shadows come from? Watch this PEEP video and experiment making different shadows to understand how the absence of light forms shadows. Teaching tips with additional activities are...
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Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Shadows Can Be Scary
Daniel sees a scary shadow on the wall, but Dad shows him that shadows can be fun. Teach kids that being brave and investigating scary things together helps make things seem not as bad. [2:24]
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Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Light and Color: Outdoor Shadows
Join these students while they explore the shadows they make all over the neighborhood. [1:28]
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 8.2: Following the Sun
Have you ever wondered why your shadow is longer sometimes and shorter others? It turns out it all has to do with the sun. [4:52]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Manhattanhenge: Watch a Star Align
Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium, identified the phenomenon where the sun lines up for spectacular views in New York over a decade ago and coined it Manhattanhenge. Watch this cosmic event unfold right through the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Shadow Tracing
Observe how shadows will change size and direction depending on the position of the object or the light source in this live-action video (1:27) from PEEP and the Big Wide World. Use the resource to help students identify and describe...