Light and Shadows - Let's Do Science Bundle

Downloadable (1 PDF - 116 pages) The following activities are included in this guide. The list is not prescriptive and teachers may select activities that are most appropriate for their students. Activity Overview Resources Included Additional Resources Required Lesson: Introduction The opening lesson introduces students to Leonardo Da Vinci as an engineer, scientist, and architect, and highlights his work with light and shadows. Students will understand some of the engineering feats accomplished by Da Vinci and be introduced to key concepts for light and shadow. Lesson plan Leonardo Da Vinci poster Vocabulary cards Smartboard or projector Chart paper and markers Plain letter sized paper Pencils and/or pencil crayons for each student Lesson: Sun Shadows Students will investigate if Leonardo Da Vinci’s Hypothesis about shadows being longer in the morning and evening and shorter at noon when the sun is at its highest point of the day, was correct. Students will exam