Follow the Sun
Shadows
Earth's Rotation
Challenge!
100
This is where the sun rises.
What is East?
100
A shadow is a shaded area made when light is ________.
What is blocked?
100
It is _______ on the side of the Earth that is facing the Sun.
What is daytime?
100
Explain how a compass works.
A compass is a tool with a magnetic needle that always points north. A compass can be used to determine the four cardinal directions: north, south, east and west anywhere we are, inside or outside.
200
This is where the Sun sets.
What is West?
200
Shadows always point away from the Sun. True or False?
What is True?
200
The side of the Earth facing the Sun is always changing. True or False?
What is True?
200
This is the name of the imaginary line we often see where the earth and sky seem to meet.
What is horizon?
300
This is the time of day when the Sun is the highest in the sky.
What is noon?
300
This is why the shape and direction of your shadow changes during the day.
What is the Sun's position changes during the day?
300
The side of the Earth facing away from the Sun is always ______.
What is dark?
300
Describe the Sun's path in the summer and in the winter.
In the summer the Sun's path is high in the sky and in the winter the Sun's path is low in the sky. On June 21, the first day of summer, the Sun is at it's highest noon position and on December 21, the first day of winter, the sun is at its lowest noon position.
400
This is the time of day when the Sun starts to appear above the horizon.
What is sunrise?
400
In the morning, you are facing East. Where will your shadow be?
What is behind you?
400
This is how long it takes for the Earth to rotate completely one time.
What is 24 hours?
400
The Sun's position has a pattern of change that is predictable. What does this mean?
This pattern of change is predictable because the Sun's position changes from season to season. If we observe the length of the noon shadow every day, we will see that the length of that shadow changes a little bit every day because the position of the Sun at noon changes a little bit every day.
500
The Sun's path is the lowest in the ________ sky.
What is winter?
500
These are two things that can affect the length of your shadow.
What are the time of day (or the Sun's position in the sky) and the season?
500
The Earth rotates in this direction.
What is East?
500
Explain how shadows can change during a day. Talk about the direction they point in the morning, noon and afternoon.
Shadows are long and point northwest in the morning, are short and point north at noon, and are long and point northeast in the afternoon.
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