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Shifting Shadows

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Participants trace shadows of playground equipment, then visit their tracings a few minutes later to discover how they've changed.

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Hints for uses in your library This activity is a great companion to the "Shadow Tracing" activity.
Related Links Video: Outdoor Shadows
Following the Sun: Crash Course Kids
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Originating Source WGBH’s Bringing the Universe to America’s Classrooms project, in collaboration with NASA
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What makes a shadow? by Clyde Robert Bulla and Kathryn Grody
Shadow Chasers by Elly MacKay
Sun! : one in a billion by Stacy McAnulty and Stevie Lewis
Does the sun sleep? : noticing sun, moon, and star patterns by Martha E. H. Rustad
On earth by G Brian Karas
The sun is kind of a big deal

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Shifting Shadows

Shifting Shadows

Participants trace shadows of playground equipment, then visit their tracings a few minutes later to discover how they've changed.