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=** LESSON PLAN ** = created by: Ann Barker & Kathy Horning, Highland Elementary

**__Core Objective/Standard__:**
Standard 2, Objective 2

**__Student learning objective__:**
Observe and describe the changes and appearance of the sun and how it can create shadows.

__Materials needed__: outdoor playground large sidewalk chalk digital camera to record movement of sun flashlight globe

**__Teacher (To) directions/actions/instructions__:**
To introduce the sun as a light source, shine a flashlight on the slowly turning globe. (Connects to Kindergarten core.) Ask: How are shadows different at different times of day? How can we record this movement? (chalk and camera) Students could sing the song, "You Are My Sunshine."

**__Teachers/Students (With) actions__:**
Inside the classroom, with the lights off,shine a flash light and make a shadow. Ask: What creates a shadow?

**__Students (By) actions/activities students will do during lesson__:**
Have students choose a partner, take a piece of chalk, and go outside on the playground. They take turns tracing each other's shadows. They should write their name and the time inside their shadow. Two additional times during the same school day, students will repeat the process. Using the camera record the changes in students' shadows. These will later be put in their Discovery Journals. After drawing shadow pictures students could play a game of shadow tag.

**__Assessment-these may be written, verbal, observations, etc__:**
In their Discovery Journals, students will create word and picture reports (draw and label) concerning their findings about changes in their shadows over time. Students will use the photo to explain the shadow size at different times of the day. Ask: What time of day was the shadow tag game easiest to play?