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Shadow and Sundial Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 27: Shadows and a sundial · Set 724 · 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.🕰️ What is a sundial used for? (a) weighing things (b) telling the time (c) making rainbows (d) measuring rain
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: the Sun is low in the evening sky. The stick’s shadow is ___. (a) short (b) round (c) long (d) missing
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? True or false: the stick kept upright is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a steel plate is translucent. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a straight stick is needed for the shadow clock. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔦 Is air opaque, translucent or transparent? (a) translucent (b) transparent (c) opaque
  7. 7.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the shadow clock. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear glass (b) clean water (c) clear plastic film (d) a book
  9. 9.🔦 Is clear plastic film opaque, translucent or transparent? (a) translucent (b) transparent (c) opaque
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? What do we do with “the same spot”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  11. 11.🔦 Which of these is translucent? (a) tissue paper (b) a book (c) clean water (d) a brick
  12. 12.🔦 Is a brick opaque, translucent or transparent? (a) transparent (b) translucent (c) opaque
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the shadow clock. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny open place (b) yeast (c) chalk to mark shadows (d) a straight stick
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? Which of these is kept the same? (a) shadow length (b) the time of day (c) the stick kept upright
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the shadow clock? (a) a magnet (b) chalk to mark shadows (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? True or false: the same stick is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: your hand is translucent. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear glass (b) clean water (c) clear plastic film (d) a wooden board
  19. 19.True or false: tissue paper is translucent. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 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) a balloon
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? What do we do with “the time of day”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  22. 22.🔦 Is clean water opaque, translucent or transparent? (a) translucent (b) transparent (c) opaque
  23. 23.🔦 Which of these is transparent? (a) butter paper (b) tissue paper (c) your hand (d) clear glass
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the shadow clock. Which one is NOT needed? (a) chalk to mark shadows (b) a straight stick (c) a sunny open place (d) a magnet
  25. 25.True or false: a magnet is needed for the shadow clock. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔦 Is a book opaque, translucent or transparent? (a) opaque (b) translucent (c) transparent
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: on a fully cloudy day, the sundial ___. (a) runs faster (b) does not work well (c) shows two times (d) works better
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: you move a torch closer to your hand. The shadow on the wall gets ___. (a) brighter (b) coloured (c) smaller (d) bigger
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a clock to check for the shadow clock? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the shadow clock. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clock to check (b) turmeric powder (c) a sunny open place (d) a straight stick
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? True or false: shadow length is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same spot (b) the stick kept upright (c) the time of day (d) shadow length
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a straight stick for the shadow clock? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden board (b) clean water (c) a book (d) your hand
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tissue paper (b) frosted glass (c) butter paper (d) your hand
  36. 36.True or false: a straight stick is not needed for the shadow clock. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the shadow clock? (a) a straight stick (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
  38. 38.🔦 Which of these is opaque? (a) clear glass (b) butter paper (c) clear plastic film (d) a brick
  39. 39.🛟 What should you wear for a long time in the hot sun? (a) nothing on your head (b) a cap or hat (c) a raincoat (d) a woollen sweater
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) frosted glass (b) clear plastic film (c) clear glass (d) clean water

Answer key

  1. telling the time
  2. long
  3. True
  4. False
  5. True
  6. transparent
  7. True
  8. a book
  9. transparent
  10. we keep it the same
  11. tissue paper
  12. opaque
  13. yeast
  14. the stick kept upright
  15. chalk to mark shadows
  16. False
  17. False
  18. a wooden board
  19. True
  20. a balloon
  21. we change it
  22. transparent
  23. clear glass
  24. a magnet
  25. False
  26. opaque
  27. does not work well
  28. bigger
  29. needed
  30. turmeric powder
  31. False
  32. the time of day
  33. needed
  34. clean water
  35. your hand
  36. False
  37. a straight stick
  38. a brick
  39. a cap or hat
  40. frosted glass

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