Shadows and Light: Exploring Their Mysteries Through Nature

Shadows and Light: Exploring Their Mysteries Through Nature

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Science, Biology

3rd - 5th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video introduces Mr. Deer and Mr. Crow, which are hand shadows, and explains the concept of shadows. It describes how shadows form when light cannot pass through an object and how the visibility of shadows depends on the object. The video also explains how the size of a shadow changes with the distance of the light source and provides trivia about light and shadows, including the use of sun clocks and lunar eclipses.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who are Mr. Deer and Mr. Crow in the video?

Real animals

Shadows of hands

Cartoon characters

Puppets

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a shadow?

A type of light

A reflection of light

Light passing through an object

Light blocked by an object

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following will not have a shadow?

A car

Air

A person

A tree

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can you create multiple shadows?

By using a single light source

By using a mirror

By using multiple light sources

By using no light source

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to a shadow when the light source is moved away?

It changes color

It becomes smaller

It becomes larger

It disappears

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the shortest shadow you can get?

When the light source is far away

When the light source is at an angle

When the light source is directly above

When there is no light source

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does light travel?

In a circular path

In a zigzag pattern

In a curved line

In a straight line

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was used to estimate time before clocks?

Mechanical clocks

Sun clocks

Sand timers

Water clocks

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes a lunar eclipse?

The earth casting a shadow on the moon

The moon blocking the sun

The moon casting a shadow on the earth

The sun blocking the earth