Find out why your shadow looks different at various times of the day with a short earth science video. Young scientists learn about what a shadow is, why it grows longer or shorter over the course of a day, and why it points in different directions at different times.

 

Concepts

the sun, shadows, sunlight

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Keep a shadow journal throughout the day for a stationary object, with each class observing where the shadow for the object is falling during their class period or at different times during the school day

Classroom Considerations

• Begins with a short advertisement
• The video is part of a series about the earth's rotation

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Models strong observation and note-taking skills
• Host is engaging and entertaining

Cons

• None