Grade - 4 Subject - Science Unit - 5

Topic: Shadows

No.of days:

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

Topic:
Mirror observation activities,
Practice ray diagrams - ray
diagrams I the notebook and then
on salt/powder.
The students observe different
sources of light.
The perform activity 5.1b in their
homes and answer questions
relating to it.
They observe the shadow shown
and discuss to understand that the
light is being blocked.
Resources: Mirror, salt/powder on
a plate and a screen,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=dwxaq4c9K6k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=lOIGOT88Aqc
Topic: Which materials Topic: Topic: Topic: Light meter Topic –
let light through? The students are shown a The student observe experiments with students.
shadow puppet show activity 5.5 and answer Rainbows – how are they
The students discuss https:// questions related to it. Explanations of lux. formed
their previous www.youtube.com/
knowledge of watch?v=iCmFWJjc4RA They observe the LB Observing the light intensity Revision, padlet revision,
transparent and opaque page 74 on shadows. on different times of the quizzes and
objects. They are also shown an day.
Indonesian shadow
They are introduced to puppet show. Make your own shadow The light on a paper activity
a new word translucent. https:// puppet if there is sunslight
www.youtube.com/
The students then find watch?v=pfydro4X2t0 Shadow puppetry in
opaque, transparent class
and translucent objects They students are asked
in the house. The to perform the activity
discuss the same. 5.3 at home.
The teacher
demonstrates different
shadow sizes nd how to
change them
Resources: Tanslucent, Resources: opaque Resources: ice cream Resources: Lightmeter app Resources - Padlet, quizzi
transparent and opaque object, light source, stick , light source, and light from various
objects, light source and screen screen sources.
a screen
https://
https:// www.youtube.com/
 www.youtube.com/ https:// watch?
watch?v=JJmVXARWLIY www.youtube.com/ v=yqmXAm1Cw3k
watch?v=Kz8wP2RYy64
Activity: Activity: Search for Activity: Activity 5.3 Activity: Activity 5.5 Activity: Light meter activity Activity:
Activity 5.1B, Salt/powder ray objects at home, Shadow puppetry
diagram activity making shadows out of
different objects
Worksheets- 1 ray diagram Worksheets- Looking at Worksheets- Shadows Worksheets- Light and Worksheets Worksheets – Light
worksheet shadow worksheet wordsearch worksheet shadow worksheet, worksheet (revision)
shifting shadows
worksheet
Assessments Assessments Assessments Assessments Assessments Assessments - ray diagram,
translucent, transparent
and opaque materials,
shadow sizes, measuring
light and refraction