A lot of our daily life depends on this close star that we call the Sun. When paired with the rotation of the earth and the revolutions around the Sun, we get days and nights, sunrises and sunsets, and seasons.
We all know what a shadow is, but how many kids stop to think about what causes them? And how do shadows change over the course of a day? or a year? These questions can also be asked of day and night, of sunrises and sunsets, and of seasons. That's the main focus of this first section. Using a combination of a globe, a light bulb, random objects in the classroom, and observations out our windows, we have been discussing these questions.
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