For my lesson for 1st and 2nd class we would investigate the sun and shadows. The sun is a great area of space to investigate with classes with many areas able to be covered from heat and energy making smores in a solar oven to light
For a lesson on light and the sun and shadows I would begin by asking the class about how shadows are made, then investigate by using flashlights to shine light on different objects. We would observe how shadows change when the light is moved closer or farther away, and from different angles. After our observations, we’ll discuss and make guesses about why shadows change size and shape. If possible as with the Irish weather it is difficult to predict we would go outside to see how the Sun affects our own shadows throughout the day, Tracing our shadow in chalk at the start l, middle and then at the end of the day . marking its changes over the day.