Using Shadows to Solve Mysteries
Assessment
The people in the image have shadows about three times as long as they are tall. What can this observation reveal about the time and place of the photograph? In this assessment students plot shadow and daylight data to reveal patterns in daily and seasonal changes. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 1. Represent and analyze data in graphical displays to reveal daily and seasonal patterns of similarities and differences in length and direction of shadows. 2. Interpret how those patterns result from changing positions of the sun, moon, and Earth.
The people in the image have shadows about three times as long as they are tall. What can this observation reveal about the time and place of the photograph? In this assessment, you will represent data in graphs to reveal patterns of the daily changes in length and direction of shadows. Click Next to get started.
Topics and standards: Earth Science, ESS1.B, Earth in Space, Orbital Patterns, Analyzing & Interpreting Data, Patterns, Grades 3-5, 3D Science Tasks, 5-ESS1-2, Grade 5, Tuva Assessment Tasks, TEKS Science 4.9.A, Assessment, 5-ESS1-2, 5-ESS1-3, 5-ESS1-4, 5-ESS1-5, 3.3.5.B