Observing Shadow Patterns

Weather didn't permit.

Reflection/Synthesis Questions:

1. How are shadows made outside in the daytime? Provide some evidence to support your answer.
2. Can shadows be made inside the classroom? If so, how?
3. Do outside shadows change during the day? If so, how? Refer to the pole or stick the class observed outside if needed.
4. Think about the time between observations of the pole’s shadow. What happened?
5. What does this (the answer to #4) tell you about the sun’s position in the sky?​

​Answers:

1. Their are shadows on the ground because all objects block the sun's rays from hitting the ground.
2. Shadows can be made inside classrooms by blocking the light of the lamps.
3. Yes, they change when then sun "moves" throughout the sky by always staying in the exact opposite position.
4. The shadow got shorter until midday and then started to get longer.
5. It tells me that the higher the sun is in the sky the shorter our shadows will be.
6. Weather didn't permit.