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Week 04 · Clear, Cloudy, Blocked

Launch Lab

Launch Lab: Shadow puppets
// What can light pass through?
⏱ about 15 min

Launch Lab: Shadow puppets

Rocket cuts out a paper rocket with help.

Raven holds a wax paper moon.

Nova shines her light. "Showtime!" she says.

  1. Transparent things let light through.
  2. Translucent things let some light through.
  3. Opaque things block light.
  4. A shadow forms where light is blocked.
◇ SHADOW PUPPET SHOW
Draw a shape on cardboard.
A grown-up cuts it out.
Tape it to a craft stick or straw.
Make one more puppet from wax paper.
Shine a flashlight at a wall.
Put on a show!
Safety first
A grown-up uses the scissors.
Never shine the light into eyes.
For a grown-up
Ask: what did you notice?
Ask: what would you change next time?
Compare the cardboard shadow and the wax paper shadow.
WEEK RECAP
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which puppet made the darker shadow?
PUPPET CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
The wax paper moon made a shadow that was...
Who uses the scissors?
A shadow forms where light is...
Draw your shadow puppet show.

Bravo, shadow scientist!

Next week, you will bounce light with mirrors.

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