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Students draw shadows into the picture, based on the position of the sun. This hands-on activity is an excellent supplement to a lesson or unit on earth science, or an interesting art project.

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Earth Day STEM Choice Board for Elementary Grades

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Earth Day STEM Choice Board for Elementary Grades

These Earth Day activities for the classroom focus on STEM learning for a great way to celebrate Earth Day with your ele...

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Spring Plants Choice Board for Elementary Grades

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Spring Plants Choice Board for Elementary Grades

These spring activities for elementary students, all about spring plants and flowers, will help your students review and...

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National Poetry Month Themed Packet for Elementary

April is National Poetry Month! This themed packet was designed for elementary students, and includes a variety of activ...

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Shadow Drawings

Try a printable science activity that focuses on understanding shadows.

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Creating Shadows

Try a printable science activity that focuses on shadows.

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Me and My Shadow: Tracking Earth's Motion

Using their own shadows and the shadow of a paper child on a globe, students learn through a simulation how the sun's ap...

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Science Skill: Inferring with Shadows

Students infer what their partner has used to make a shadow on the wall.

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Science and Art: Light Combinations

Students think about what components make up a light bulb, and attempt to draw a new one of their own.

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Explore Activity: Experiment with a Shadow

Students draw the shadow shown when a flashlight is shined on an object.

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