Light and Shadows

Mary Jo Madison, Kate Majewski, Courtney Payne

 Does Light Come Through?

Directions: Draw a picture of a transparent,

translucent, and opaque object to help you remember!

1. Draw a transparent picture below. This means that

light comes through completely.

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2. Draw a picture of a translucent object below. This
means that some light comes through.

3. Draw a picture of an opaque object below. This

means that no light comes through.

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 Hunt for Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque
Objects

Directions: Use our class object graph to draw a bar

graph and answer the questions on the next page.
1. Complete Bar Graph below:
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Transparent Translucent Opaque

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2. There are _______ transparent objects.

3. There are _______ translucent objects.

4. There are _______ opaque objects.

5. Which category had the most?

Transparent Translucent Opaque

6. Which category had the least?

Transparent Translucent Opaque

BONUS QUESTION: How many opaque objects would

there be if we found two more?

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 Measuring Shadows

1.) Recording Data

Time of Day (Hours:Minutes) Measurement (units)

2.) Analyzing Data

At what time of day is your shadow the longest?

Why do you think it was the longest at this time?

At what time of day is your shadow the shortest?

Why do you think it was the shortest at this time?

What does the position of the sun have to with the length of your
shadow?

Bonus Question: Will your shadow be longer during winter or

summer? Why?

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 Literacy Pictures

MATCH THE HIDDEN WORD WITH EACH PICTURE BY PLACING IT

UNDER EACH PICTURE

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ANSWER KEY

Pic #1 Translucent
Pic #2 Shadow
Pic #3 Transparent
Pic #4 Opaque
Pic #5 Sunlight