{"id":1785,"date":"2009-09-20T09:23:32","date_gmt":"2009-09-20T14:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1785"},"modified":"2009-09-20T09:23:32","modified_gmt":"2009-09-20T14:23:32","slug":"teaching-earth-science-with-childrens-literature-shadows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/09\/20\/teaching-earth-science-with-childrens-literature-shadows\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: Shadows"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What always follows you on a bright sunny day?\u00a0 Shadows<\/a> by Carolyn B. Otto, uses real-life photos to show and explain how shadows are formed.\u00a0 All children like to look at their own shadows which makes them curious.\u00a0 The book walks the student through how to make a shadow with a flash light and how to block the light to produce a shadow on the wall.\u00a0 The author explains how shadows can change because of the time of day or because the object moves.\u00a0 She shows how to make shadows change in the real life photos.\u00a0 At the end of the book, shadows are made by using your hands to create a bird and dog.\u00a0 This is a good opportunity for the student to try making hand shadows. Otto also gives a suggested activity for parents to do with their child.\u00a0 The real life photos in the book make learning about shadows more concrete.<\/p>\n

Cirriculm\u00a0Connections\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shadows can be used as an introduction to the study of shadows which occur when sunlight is blocked by an object or producing shadows by blocking artificial light.\u00a0 In Virginia, this topic correlates with SOL K.7, Interrelationships in Earth\/Space Systems.<\/p>\n

Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time for Kids <\/a>is a fun website for students to play interactive games to reinforce the concept of shadows and to watch a short slideshow on shadows.\u00a0 Here is the link for the website. The time for kids one is not working correctly. http:\/\/treasures.macmillanmh.com\/national\/students\/grade1\/book3\/unit3\/time-for-kids-show-shadows-long-shadows<\/a> click on Activity 1, 2, & slideshow.<\/p>\n

Observing and Drawing Shadows<\/a> is a lesson on how to have partners work with each other to draw and note shadow changes.<\/p>\n

I Have A Shadow<\/a> is an adorable shadow song which explains how shadows are made through music.<\/p>\n

Book: Shadows
\nAuthor: Carolyn Otto
\nPublisher: Scholastic
\nPublication Date: 2001
\nPages: 31 pages
\nGrade Range: K-2
\nISBN: 978-0439295833<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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