Early Science  /  Shadows  /  Week 4: Lesson 10  /  Activity

Shadow Hunt Review

 

Shadows
Digital Journal

Children review and discuss their Shadow Hunt photos.

Shadow Hunt app screenshot. Shadows on the Ground level, with photos added. A group of students sit on the floor. One of them points at an iPad being held up in the lower corner of the screen.

Show and discuss photos from each category of Shadow Hunt. Tap on the photo.

What do you think made this shadow?

 

Materials

  • iPads used in the outdoor Shadow Hunt activity (with the Shadow Hunt tool in the digital Shadows Journal)
  • Projector (if available)

Preparation

  1. Review the photos on each iPad used in the outdoor Shadow Hunt activity. Identify several in each category to share with the class.
  2. If using, set up a projector to display the iPad.
 

Directions: Lessons 4, 5, 10

Learning Center

Previously, in the outdoor Shadow Hunt activity, children found and photographed shadows on the ground, on walls, and on both surfaces, shadows made by something small, and shadows big enough for their own shadows to hide in.

  1. Invite children to explore the Shadow Hunt tool in pairs or individually. Use prompts such as those above to engage children in science and math talk.
  2. Model language to describe the shadows and predict what object made each one.
  3. Encourage children to listen to and build on each other’s ideas.
Length of Play

5–10 min.

Group Size
In the Schedule
 
Vocabulary
  • big, bigger, biggest
  • describe
  • predict
  • shadow
  • small, smaller, smallest
  • surface
 
Learning Goals
Science
  • Observe and describe shadows (identify the light source, the object that blocks the light, and the shadow or darker area on the surface on the opposite side of the light source).
  • Observe and describe how shadows cast on multiple surfaces (e.g., floor and wall) will look different than shadows cast on only one surface (e.g., just a wall).
Math
  • Compare size (big/small).