Reply To: Module 2 – The Moon, the Earth and the Sun

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EIMEAR O MALLEY
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    I would do a lesson with 1st class about Sun and shadows. As ice breaker i would put children in pairs and ask them to come up with three words to describe the sun.
    woukd be hoping to get a mix of vocabulary like yellow; hot; warm; star;

    would then go onto explain to children that the sun is a star that gives us light and heat energy.

    I would use the kids academy YouTube clip to introduce the concept of how light makes shadows https://youtu.be/fy7eoMef3e8?feature=shared

    this clip is good at showing the idea of how shadows change depending on position of sun during day. Shadows can be long or short depending on sun position during day and what objects are allowing light to pass through. It also provides the vocabulary of transparent and opaque. This can provide further scientific exploration by children in later lesson to identify items/ materials that demonstrate these properties.
    When light is blocked a shadow is formed.
    children go outside to yard in morning and trace shadows in pairs.
    day 2; go out to yard after midday and trace shadows in pairs.

    take photos on each day and compare shadows so that children can observe differences.

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