Hi my name is Harriet I am a infant school teacher in deis school. I am excited to be apart of this course about space. My favourite fact is that space is silent- I would love a few days up there!!
I was teaching my first class about shadows and used inquiry-based activities to investigate shadows. We conducted a fun and interactive shadow exploration experiment.
I introduced the lesson with an open ended question about shadows and made a whole class mind map about what we already knew about shadows. I set up a simple experiment area in the classroom with a light sources (e.g a torch or a lamp) and various objects of different shapes and sizes for the children to investigate. The children explored the experiment area and manipulated the objects to observe how their shadows changed in size, shape, and position based on the light source’s direction. Afterwards we joined for reflection and discussion! By engaging infants in hands-on inquiry-based activities like investigating shadows, we as teachers can foster their natural curiosity and scientific thinking.