Year 3 · Science
Changes In Shadows
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Focus on how shadows change during the day. Start with “Explore Changing Shadows”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 3 learners practise how shadows change during the day.
The activities include Explore Changing Shadows, Investigate How Shadows are Affected by Light Angle, Recognise Patterns in How Shadows Change, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching-practice, interactive, teaching. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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Activities covered
- Explore Changing Shadows
- Investigate How Shadows are Affected by Light Angle
- Recognise Patterns in How Shadows Change
- Understand How Shadow Clocks Work
- Understand How Shadows are Related to Light Sources and Materials
- Understand the Factors that Affect Shadows
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Shadow Size Do
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Shadow Size Plan
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How to Make Your Own Sundial — KS2 activity video
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Shadow Size Do lesson slides
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Year 3 Science: Investigating How Shadows Change
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BBC KS2 Light and Shadows worksheet
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