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The rock in the sun is warmer than the rock in the
In this lesson students explore how sunlight warms the Earth by comparing objects in sun and shade. Through touch, observation, and simple recording, they learn about cause and effect and patterns in nature.
Grade Levels: K
Duration: 30-60 minutes
Concepts/Skills: Cause and effect in natural systems, Comparing temperatures, Sunlight warms Earth's surface
Objectives:
- Objects can be different temperatures.
- Objects where the sun hits directly are warmer changes that can be observed.
- Sometimes than things that are in the shade.
- When sunlight is these changes are reversible, and blocked it cannot heat up the objects. sometimes they are not.
- Moving an object from the sun’s light to the shade