Activity Set: The sun and shadows
-Class discussion: What do you know about the sun? What happens when you stand in sunlight? (Further questioning if necessary: When it is sunny outside, what can you sometimes see on the ground?)
-Go outside and observe any shadows, ask pupils to stand in an area where they can see their own shadow, play shadow catch.
-Shadow tracing: ask another pupil to trace your shadow. Introduce topic of human sundial, trace shadow in the morning, return at different times throughout the day e.g. at noon and in the afternoon and note any observations.
-Return to the classroom for a class discussion sharing their findings with the class with the teacher scaffolding the discussion.