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Shadow and Sundial Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 27: Shadows and a sundial · Set 496 · 40 questions
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What you do (Shadows point away from the Sun): 1. Stand the stick upright in the ground in an open sunny place. 2. Every hour, mark the tip of the shadow with chalk and write the time. 3. Measure the length of each shadow. 4. Wear a cap and never look straight at the Sun.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) butter paper (b) a steel plate (c) your hand (d) a wooden board
  2. 2.📘 Why does a shadow form? (a) light bends round it (b) an object blocks light (c) the ground is dark (d) the object is cold
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same stick (b) the time of day (c) shadow length
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? True or false: the same stick is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🛟 What should you wear for a long time in the hot sun? (a) a cap or hat (b) nothing on your head (c) a raincoat (d) a woollen sweater
  6. 6.True or false: a sunny open place is not needed for the shadow clock. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔦 Which of these is opaque? (a) clear glass (b) tissue paper (c) frosted glass (d) a steel plate
  8. 8.🌅 In the morning the Sun is in the east. Which way does a shadow point? (a) north (b) east (c) up (d) west
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) clear plastic film (c) clear glass (d) a book
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden board (b) tissue paper (c) oily paper (d) butter paper
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need yeast for the shadow clock? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.🕰️ What is a sundial used for? (a) making rainbows (b) measuring rain (c) weighing things (d) telling the time
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the shadow clock? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? True or false: the stick kept upright is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the shadow clock. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? True or false: shadow length is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔦 Is a wooden board opaque, translucent or transparent? (a) translucent (b) transparent (c) opaque
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a clock to check for the shadow clock? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the time of day (b) the same spot (c) the same stick (d) shadow length
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your hand (b) a book (c) a steel plate (d) oily paper
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? What do we do with “the stick kept upright”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  22. 22.🔦 Is oily paper opaque, translucent or transparent? (a) translucent (b) opaque (c) transparent
  23. 23.🔦 Is your hand opaque, translucent or transparent? (a) translucent (b) opaque (c) transparent
  24. 24.🔦 Is butter paper opaque, translucent or transparent? (a) transparent (b) translucent (c) opaque
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the shadow clock? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a straight stick
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: the Sun is low in the evening sky. The stick’s shadow is ___. (a) short (b) round (c) missing (d) long
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the shadow clock? (a) chalk to mark shadows (b) a straight stick (c) a sunny open place (d) a balloon
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the shadow clock. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny open place (b) a clock to check (c) a straight stick (d) yeast
  29. 29.True or false: a balloon is needed for the shadow clock. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear glass (b) frosted glass (c) clean water (d) air
  31. 31.True or false: a brick is opaque. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: chalk to mark shadows is not needed for the shadow clock. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? What do we do with “the same stick”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  34. 34.True or false: yeast is not needed for the shadow clock. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌍 Why does the stick’s shadow move during the day? (a) the ground slides (b) the stick walks (c) Earth keeps spinning (d) the stick grows
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? What do we do with “the time of day”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? True or false: the time of day is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a sunny open place is needed for the shadow clock. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the shadow clock. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny open place (b) a clock to check (c) a mirror (d) chalk to mark shadows
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a book (b) a brick (c) your hand (d) tissue paper

Answer key

  1. butter paper
  2. an object blocks light
  3. the same stick
  4. True
  5. a cap or hat
  6. False
  7. a steel plate
  8. west
  9. a book
  10. a wooden board
  11. not needed
  12. telling the time
  13. not needed
  14. False
  15. True
  16. False
  17. opaque
  18. needed
  19. shadow length
  20. oily paper
  21. we keep it the same
  22. translucent
  23. opaque
  24. translucent
  25. a straight stick
  26. long
  27. a balloon
  28. yeast
  29. False
  30. frosted glass
  31. True
  32. False
  33. we keep it the same
  34. True
  35. Earth keeps spinning
  36. we change it
  37. False
  38. True
  39. a mirror
  40. tissue paper

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