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Science Launch G1 / Week 04 / Thursday
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Week 04 · Clear, Cloudy, Blocked

Thursday

Shadows
// What can light pass through?
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Shadows

Nova shines her light at the wall.

Rocket puts his hand in the light. A dark hand shape appears!

Raven asks, "Why is it dark there?"

How a shadow forms

A shadow forms where light is blocked.

Rocket’s hand is opaque, so light cannot pass through.

The wall behind his hand gets no light.

That dark shape is a shadow.

The hand must be between the light and the wall.

Dark and light shadows

Opaque things make dark, solid shadows.

Translucent things make light, fuzzy shadows.

Transparent things make very faint shadows.

MAKE A SHADOW
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Last
SHADOW CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which makes the darkest shadow?
Where does a shadow form?
Try it
Shine a flashlight at a wall.
Make a shadow with your hand.
Can you make a bunny or a bird?
SHADOW MAKER
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Rocket’s hand is opaque. So light...
Where must the hand be?
Wax paper makes what kind of shadow?
Clear plastic makes what kind of shadow?
SentenceTrue or false?
A shadow is a dark shape.?
Opaque things make dark shadows.?
Shadows form where light is brightest.?
You can make animal shapes with hand shadows.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEBlocking light makes shadows.
Draw a hand shadow animal.

Word Spot: following, show, also

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Following: F-O-L-L-O-W-I-N-G.

Show: S-H-O-W.

Also: A-L-S-O.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Read the ___ words.
Can you ___ me your drawing?
Cats ___ like to nap.

You can make shadows now!

Tomorrow you will find these materials around your home.

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