WALA: INVESTIGATING SHADOW LENGHTS

WALA: INVESTIGATING SHADOW LENGTHS

L.O: observe that shadow change in length and position throughout the day.

Introduction

Look out of the window. Observe shadows.

Do you think the shadows were the same earlier in the morning? How were they?

Do you think the shadows will be the same later?

discuss

Look at the photographs of the midday and late afternoon on the next slide.

Discuss the question posed on the picture.

Offline Activity

Aim: investigating the length of a shadow.

Do activity 5.5 offline.

Learners book pages 74 and 75.

HOME WORK

Answer the questions on page 75 number 1 to 3.

CONCLUSION

People told time by sundials before they had clocks.

When the sun was directly overhead and shadow was shortest, it was noon.

Shadows change in length and position throughout the day.

We can tell time using a sundial or a shadow stick.