Year 6 · Science
Shadow Shapes
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Focus on why and how shadows change shape. Open support for “Explain how Shadows are Made and Changed”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 6 learners practise explaining why and how shadows change shape.
The activities include Explain how Shadows are Made and Changed, Explore Shadows and Their Shapes, Predict Shadow Shapes, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching-practice, interactive, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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How shadows form
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Changing Shadows with Etta & Granbot Animation
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Shadow shapes investigation
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Y6 Light: Shaping Shadows Lesson 4
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Light - KS2 Science
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How shadows form worksheet and quiz downloads
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Shadow shapes investigation worksheet and quiz downloads
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Y6 Light: How Shadows Change When the Light Source Changes
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