Shadows and the Sun’s Position

1st Grade, Research and Inquiry Activities

1. Go to: activities.macmillanmh.com/reading/treasures/minisites/Grade_1/_In_CMS/Site_G1U3W3/G1U3W3.html

2. Look at the different times of day. What will your shadow look like at nine o'clock in the morning? What about at noon?

3. The size of your shadow depends on where the sun sits in the sky. Where and how big is your shadow at nine o'clock in the morning? How about at noon? In the pictures below, draw the shadows.

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