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Light and Shadows
Light and Shadows
Students observed with flashlights how light interacts with a variety of materials to learn about transparent, translucent, opaque, and reflective materials.
Light and Shadows
Light and Shadows
After observing, they wrote in their science journals what they observed.
Light and Shadows
Light and Shadows
Students created a cave out of boxes and "rescued" an animal using a flashlight and a mirror to learn about reflective properties of mirrors.
Light and Shadows
Light and Shadows
After creating caves, we drew a diagram to show what we learned from the rescue mission.
Light and Shadows
Light and Shadows
We traced our shadows early in the morning and observed where the sun was in the sky.
Light and Shadows
Light and Shadows
We checked later in t he afternoon and learned our shadows moved!