Shadows Worksheet

- Grades
- Grades 2–4, Elementary
- Pages
- 1
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Science, Physics
- Topic
- Shadows, Light
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
- Preparation
- Print ready
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From the author
Students use the pictured sun position to draw a shadow in each of four scenes. A short explanation introduces blocked light and how a higher sun produces a shorter shadow.
The single-page PDF includes scenes with a tree, child, Eiffel Tower and dog, plus a four-line excerpt from Robert Louis Stevenson’s My Shadow. No answer key is included.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Predict shadow direction from a light source
Relate sun height to shadow length
Draw a plausible cast shadow for an object
Teaching tips
Use a flashlight and classroom object to test one diagram before drawing.
Compare morning and midday shadow length with the printed rule.
Skills covered
Light and shadow — blocked rays create a projected shape.
Directional reasoning — a shadow falls opposite the source.
Sun position — source height affects shadow length.
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Core concepts
Shadows
Light direction
Sun position
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