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Science
Quarter 4 – Module 6: Week 6
Describing the Changes in the
Position and Length of Shadows in
the Surroundings as the Position of
the Sun Changes
Science – Grade 4
Self-Learning Module
Quarter 4 – Module 5: Week 6
Describing the changes in the position and length of shadows in the surroundings as
the position of the sun changes.
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Science
Quarter 4 – Module 6: Week 6
Describing the Changes in the
Position and Length of Shadows in
the Surroundings as the Position of
the Sun Changes
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For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Science 4 Self-Learning Module (SLM) on
Describing the Changes in the Position and Length of Shadows in
the Surroundings as the Position of the Sun Changes. S4ES-IVh-9
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the Changes in the Position and Length of Shadows in the
Surroundings as the Position of the Sun Changes.
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The module is about:

Describing the changes in the position and length of shadows in the
surroundings as the position of the sun changes.

After going through this module, you are expected to be able to:

• Describe how shadows are formed

• Describe how shadows change in position and length at different
times of the day.
• Explain the changes in position and length of shadows in relation
to the position of the sun.

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 What I Know

A. Directions: Choose the best answer. Write only the

LETTER of the correct answer on your paper.
1. What is the main source of light?
a. bulb c. flashlight
b. candle d. sun
2. What do you call those materials like wall and steel that cannot
allow light to pass through?
a. Opaque materials c. Transparent materials
b. Translucent materials d. transparency materials
3. Which of the following is an example of transparent material?
a. basketball ball c. paper
b. glass d. wood
4. Mrs. Solis washed clothes every Saturday. What needed to dry
her laundry?
a. blower c. conditioner
b. crush d. heat
5. Mang Doming noticed that the leaves of his plants became
yellowish. What should he do with his plants?
a. apply insecticide c. place the plant under sunlight
b. cover the leaves with plastic d. remove the yellowish leaves

B. Directions: Fill in the graphic organizer below. What

do you know about light?

(1) (2)

LIGHT

(3) (4)

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 Describing the Changes in the
Lesson Position and Length of Shadows
1 in the Surroundings as the
Position of the Sun Changes

What’s In

Directions: Draw the objects shadow.

Note: The position of the shadow depends where the sun is.

A.

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B.

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 What’s New

Directions: Where should the child hold the umbrella to

stay cool? Draw it.

A. 8:00 am

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B. 12:00 nn

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C. 2:00 pm

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 What is It

Shadows occur when an object blocks a light source from

reaching a certain area. Shadows are darker, but there is always some
light that reaches them. We can still see the color something that is
shadowed, even if that color is very dark.
The location of a shadow depends on where the light source
is coming from. In the morning, as the sun rises or sets in the afternoon,
it is low on the horizon, its light rays are slanted as they hit the ground,
and so longer shadows are formed. When the sun is high or nearly
above the horizon, the sunlight strikes the ground at nearly a right
angle so shorter shadows are formed. When the sun is directly above
the horizon, the light rays of the sun strike directly above the objects
so no visible shadow of the entire body would fit in this footprints.
The changes in the position and length of shadows in the
surroundings depend on the angle at which the sunlight strikes the
object to the ground.
Size and Shape of Shadow
The size of a shadow can be changed by changing the
distance between the light source and the object and changing the
distance between the object and the screen.

Big shadow

Source of Object
light

Source of light is near the object

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 The closer the object is to the sources of light, the bigger of the shadow is.
 The closer the object is to the screen, the smaller the shadow is.

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 Small shadow

Source of Object
light

Source of light is further away from the object

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 The shape of the shadow is similar to the shape of the outline of the
object.
 The shape of the shadow depends on the position of the object and the
position of the source of light.

What’s More

Directions: Answer the following questions below. (2 points each)

1. What are shadows?

2. What did you observe when light strikes a clear plastic sheet?

3. How are shadows formed?

4. Do all objects formed shadows? Why?

5. Is shadow important to us? Why?

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 What I Have Learned

Directions: Complete the paragraph below. Do it in your Science

journal or notebook.

(1)
The location of a _______________depends on where the
light source is coming from. In the morning, as the sun rises or sets in
the afternoon, it is low on the horizon, its light rays are slanted as they
(2)
hit the ground, so ____________ shadows are formed. When the sun is
high or nearly above the horizon, the sunlight strikes the ground at nearly
(3)
a right angle so ______________shadows are formed. When the sun is
directly above the horizon, the light rays of the sun strike directly above
(4)
the objects so _____________ shadow of the entire body would fit in
(5)
this footprints. The shape of the shadow is _______________to the
shape of the outline of the object.

What I Can Do

Directions: Do the following.

1. Close the windows and the door of your room.

2. Hold the cardboard 30 cm away from the wall of your room.
3. Assign a member of your family to hold the flashlight 30 cm
away from the cardboard.
4. Switch on the flashlight and focus directly on the center of
the cardboard.
5. Observe what happens and write your observations in your
science activity notebook.

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 Assessment
A. Directions: Match the pictures in Column A with their shadows
in Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer in the space
before the number.
Column A Column B

_______1. A.

_______2. B.

_______3. C.

_______4. D.

_______5. E.

F.

B. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE

if it is not. Write your answer in the blank before the number.
_________6. The shape of the shadow is similar to the shape of the
outline of the object.
_________7. The shape of the shadow depends on the position of the
object and the position of the source of light.
_________8. The closer the object is to the sources of light, the bigger
of the shadow is.
_________9. The dark area that is from behind the object that does not
allow light to pass through is called black light.
_________10. When the sun is directly above the horizon the object
shadow is become longer.

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 Additional Activities

Directions: Do the following.

8:00 AM
10:00 AM 2:00 PM
12:00 NN

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1. Post one (1) meter bamboo pole in your playground.

2. Locate the East and West course in your place with a compass.
3. Observe the position of the sun amid the assigned time.
4. Measure the length of shadow shaped by the post on the assigned
time. Stamp the length of each shadow with a peg. See the figure
above.
5. Calculate the contrast between the genuine length of the bamboo and
the shadows shaped in several times of the day.

Copy the table below and record your observations.

Actual length Length of the Difference in

Time of pole (cm) shadow of the length (cm)
pole (cm)
8:00 am
10:00 am
12:00 nn
2:00 pm

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Additional Activities (Possible answers)
50 cm 75 cm 25 cm
50 cm 50 cm 0 cm
50 cm 25 cm 25 cm
50 cm 50 cm 0 cm
Assessment
A. B.
1. C 6. TRUE
2. D 7. TRUE
3. B 8. TRUE
4. A 9. FALSE
5. I 10. FALSE
What I Have Learned
1. shadow
2. longer
3. shorter
4. no visible
5. similar
What’s More
1. Shadows are dark areas formed by the objects that
block the straight path of light.
2. The clear plastic sheet did not form a dark area
because the wall was lighted. It allowed the light to pass
through.
3. Shadows are formed when the straight light rays
are blocked by opaque objects.
4. No, some objects only.
5. Yes, because shadows protect us from the direct
sunlight.
What I know
A. B.
1. D 1. It gives energy.
2. A 2. It gives brightness.
3. B 3. It gives heat.
4. D 4. It gives fire
5. C
Answer Key
References

Abutay, Lelani R, and et.al.2015.Science 4 Learners Materials, Lexicon Press, Inc,

p.301-305

K to 12 MELCS with CG Codes in Science 4. P. 379

Teacher’s Guide, p. 343 – 347

Internet Sources
https://creazilla.com/nodes/6007-dog-clipart

https://www.kidsacademy.mobi/printables/light-and-shadows/

https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/418905202809903527/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyCBg84z1rQ

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