K-PS3-1 lessons
Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth's surface.
The Next Generation Science Standards code K-PS3-1 asks students to: “Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth's surface.” These Fieldbook lesson teaches it hands-on, with everyday materials, a printable teacher guide and a student sheet.
Light and Shadows Grades K–2 · partly supports this standard
- Why does my shadow follow me? 30–40 min
Children go outside on a sunny day and try everything to escape their shadow: running, jumping, spinning and hiding in the shade. They find out that a shadow is the dark shape where their body blocks the sunlight, so it has to go wherever they go.
NGSS is used as written in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, so the code K-PS3-1 matches there. Other states word and number their own versions: see curriculum alignment for your state's codes.
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