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Science · Pre-K

Weather, Light and Daily Patterns

Children sort daytime and nighttime, find things that give off light, and discover that a shadow appears when something blocks the light. They follow the sun's pattern across one day (low in the morning, high at midday, low in the evening, then night) and trace their own shadow to see it change from long to short to long.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 35 minutes
  • Day, light and shadows check: 4 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Sort daytime and nighttime: the sun lights the day sky, and we often see the moon and stars at night.
  • Name things that give off light and explain that a shadow forms when something blocks the light.
  • Put the parts of a day in order and notice that shadows are long in the morning, short at midday and long again in the evening.

Lessons

  1. Day and night 3 steps1 practiceabout 11 min
  2. Light and shadows 5 steps2 practiceabout 12 min
  3. A day's pattern 3 steps1 practiceabout 12 min
  4. Day, light and shadows check 4 questions at the end

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Games to practice with

  • Body ExplorerTap, match and label your way around the amazing human body.
  • Seasons and SkiesFrom days of the week to Earth's tilt: dress for the weather, read the sky and discover why seasons happen.
  • Science QuizzesOlly's Science Quiz Show: plants, animals, the body, weather, space and more, for every grade.

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