Shadow Video Questions

Video 1

Why are the shadows moving so fast? Explain your answer by giving evidence.

[reveal heading=”%image% Answer”]The video is sped up really fast. Did you notice the people coming in and out of the scene quickly? This is time lapse photography.[/reveal]

Video 2

Imagine that you are sitting in this chair. Which direction are you facing? North, south, east, or west? Explain your answer by giving evidence.

[reveal heading=”%image% Click here to show/hide contents”]We noticed that the shadow gets shorter and shorter. That means the Sun is rising in the sky. We also saw that the shadow is behind the chair. So the chair is facing the rising Sun. The Sun rises in the east. So, when you sit in the chair, you are facing the east. [/reveal]

Video 3

How is the movement of the clock’s hands like the movement of the shadow?

[reveal heading=”%image% Click here to show/hide contents”]Both the clock’s hands and the shadow move in the direction that we call clockwise. Before clocks were invented, that direction was known as “sunwise” because that is the direction the shadow traveled on the sun dial. When clocks were invented, that is the direction that they made the hands move on the clock – to match the shadow movement on the sun dial.[/reveal]

Live Bird Cams

Here are some live bird cams I have found….

Osprey

Eagles

Albatross

Barred Owls

More Eagles

Great Gray Owl

Great Horned Owl

Long Eared Owl

Cornell Lab (a bird research organization) Bird Feeders

Red-Tailed Hawks

Lance-Tailed Manakins

Puffins

Great Heron

Rosie Hummingbird’s Nest

Bella Hummingbird’s Nest

Hummingbird Fountain Camera

Waves

This week I did similar lessons with K-3rd, but adapted for the grade level. It was very interesting to watch the difference between the different grade levels and I think was valuable to all. Waves and energy are currently a 3rd grade science standard, but will soon be moving to first grade, so this is why I decided to use this activity with all K-3rd students.

What is a wave? We see waves in the ocean, but is that really the only type of wave?

Here are some items that students experimented with to make “waves”.

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Here is also a video of Lego people forming a wave.

So what is the pattern we see?

Student drew a before diagram and after diagram of the pattern.