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Exploring the Shadow — The Direction of Light/Sun

Skills & curriculum alignment
Skills & activity types:
  • fine motor
  • science observation
  • drawing
  • observation

A science and social studies tasksheet where kids draw the shadow of an object and determine the direction of the light source using a reference key.

On the sheet

The worksheet has a large drawing area on the right. On the left are reference images showing hand shadows cast by light sources (Sun/lightbulb) coming from East, North, West, and South directions, illustrating how shadow direction relates to light source direction.

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