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Groundhog Day

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars use the SMART Board to learn about Groundhog day and create a tally chart of predictions for whether he will see his shadow or not. In this Groundhog day lesson plan, students respond to questions throughout the lesson.
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Shadow Friends

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students trace each other's shadows. In this shadow lesson, students use sidewalk chalk to draw each other's shadows on outdoor sidewalks. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Leaf Shadows

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this leaves instructional activity, students match different leaves with their shadows. Students match 5 leaves with their shadows in this instructional activity.
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Shifting Shadows

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this shifting shadows worksheet, students shine a flashlight on a paper cup and select which picture shows where the shadow fell.
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Shadows All Around Us

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create shadows. In this shadow casting lesson plan, students read books about shadows, view a demonstration on shadow casting and then practice shadow casting on their own. Students cast a shadow using the position of the sun.
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Shadows

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students conduct an experiment. In this shadows lesson plan, students record the height of a meter stick. Students then cast shadows and record their length. Students compare the length of the shadow with the actual height of the meter...
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Knowing North: Understanding the Relationship Between Time and The Sun

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students determine how to find North using a watch and their shadow. For this finding North lesson, students go outside on a sunny day and work with their shadow and a wrist watch to find out which direction that North is. They examine...
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Light and Shadows

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore shadows. In this shadow and light lesson, students predict what will happen to a shadow when the light source is dimmed. Students participate in a whiteboard interactive lesson.
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Dinosaur Shadow Match

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this dinosaur worksheet, learners draw a line from each of the 5 dinosaur pictures on the left to the matching shadow on the right. The answers are on the second page.
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Farm Animal Shadow Match

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For this farm animal worksheet, students draw a line from each farm animal to its matching shadow. There are 4 pictures and shadows to match up.
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My Shadow is following me

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this outer space worksheet, students read "My Shadow is following me" and learn about the Solar System and how shadows are created. They then complete the 2 students tasks and answer the 5 questions in the packet. The answers are on...
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The Longest Shadow

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this shadows worksheet, students view and study 6 pictures and decide which pair of pictures will make the longest shadow. Students fill in 2 missing words.
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Ratio Word Problems

For Students 7th - 8th
For this ratio worksheet, students solve and complete 10 different problems that include determining various ratios of events. First, they determine the height of a building given the time of day and shadow it casts. Then, students...
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Help the Groundhog Find Its Shadow

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this animal shadows worksheet, students examine six different animals and their shadows. Students circle the groundhog's shadow and then draw a line from the other animals to their shadows.
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Using Proportions

For Students 10th
In this using proportions worksheet, 10th graders solve 9 various types of problems that include two word problems suing proportions. First, they use the table to find the ratios of each and express each ratio as a decimal rounded to...
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"Bear Shadow" Activity Card

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this literature and science activity, students listen to a family member as they read "Bear Shadow." They conduct experiments that with light, shadows, and measuring tools before recording the date they did the experiment. They record...
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My Shadow

For Students K - 2nd
In this writing instructional activity, students read a story starter which asks them to recall a time they saw their shadow. Students write the story and illustrate it.
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Experiment: Rainbow Shadows

For Students 4th - 6th
In this science experiment with light worksheet, students explore what shadows can be created with the use of different colored bulbs and flashlights.
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Shadow Pictures

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discover the power of lights, shades, and shadows in this Art instructional activity intended for upper-elementary/middle-level Art classrooms. Older students may want to experiment by adding more than one silhouette to the...
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Cubes-IV

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine the relationship between three dimensions and two dimensions by working with shadows of cubes and other models. Students work in groups and use Zome System Creator Kits to try and build a shape other than a cube that...
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Sky 2: Shadows

For Teachers K - 2nd
students 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...
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Measuring Shadows

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students 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.
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Day and Night

For Teachers 1st
First graders study that day and night result from shadows produced by Earth's rotation. Students work to show how shadows are produced, look for and identify shadows and observe shadows produced from different sources.
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Light and Shadows

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students observe and record the apperacne of shadows and how their position and shpae changes during the course of the day. Students measure and record the length oof a partner's shadow at different intervals during the day. In pairs,...