Shadow drawing three times a day
Draw round a shadow in the morning, at noon and in the afternoon, then work out what moved.
The sun looks like it moves. Chalk proves what really does.
What you need
- Chalk or a stick and a patch of soil
- A sunny day
- Something with an interesting shape
How to do it
- 1
Stand an object on a sunny patch of ground and draw round its shadow.
- 2
Write the time next to your outline.
- 3
Come back at the middle of the day and draw again in a different colour.
- 4
Draw once more in the late afternoon.
- 5
Talk about which shadow was longest and why, then predict tomorrow.
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