Shadow Patterns Worksheet
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Shadow Patterns Worksheet
🌅 Part 1: Draw Shadow Patterns Throughout the Day
Instructions: Draw a stick figure and its shadow in each circle below. Show how the shadow changes as the Earth rotates!
Morning (8:00 AM)
Draw your stick figure shadow here. Remember: Where is the sun in the morning?
Shadow direction: ________________
Shadow length: ☐ Long ☐ Medium ☐ Short
Midday (12:00 PM)
Draw your stick figure shadow here. Where is the sun at midday?
Shadow direction: ________________
Shadow length: ☐ Long ☐ Medium ☐ Short
Afternoon (3:00 PM)
Draw your stick figure shadow here. Where is the sun in the afternoon?
Shadow direction: ________________
Shadow length: ☐ Long ☐ Medium ☐ Short
Evening (6:00 PM)
Draw your stick figure shadow here. Where is the sun in the evening?
Shadow direction: ________________
Shadow length: ☐ Long ☐ Medium ☐ Short
🔬 Part 2: Scientific Vocabulary
Word Bank: Shadow, Earth's Rotation, Sunlight, Axis, Position of the Sun
a) A ______________ is the dark area that forms when an object blocks light.
b) ______________ is the light that comes from the sun.
c) The ______________ changes throughout the day as the Earth spins.
d) ______________ means the Earth spins around like a spinning top.
e) The Earth spins around an imaginary line called its ______________.
Draw arrows showing the direction shadows move from morning to evening
What causes shadows to change during the day?
💭 Part 3: Think and Explain
Best time: ________________
Why? ________________________________________________
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