Maya pushes a stick straight into the ground and measures its shadow at 7 a.m., at noon, and at 5 p.m. on a clear, sunny day. At which time is the shadow shortest?

Early in the morning, the Sun appears low in the eastern sky. In which direction does the shadow of a school flagpole stretch at that time?

Late in the afternoon the Sun appears low in the western sky. In which direction does the shadow of a mailbox stretch?

A fence post's shadow changes length and direction over a clear day. What causes this pattern?

At the same moment on a sunny day, a tall flagpole casts a longer shadow than a short mailbox standing beside it.

Rosa's class measures the shadow of the same pole every hour from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on a sunny day. What pattern should they expect in their data?

Ben steps outside and sees that his shadow is long and stretches toward the west. What time of day is it most likely to be?

A sundial in a park has a raised piece that casts a shadow onto a flat, marked surface. How does the sundial show the time of day?

Jamal stands on a sunny sidewalk and notices a dark shape on the pavement next to him. On which side of Jamal does his shadow form?

During a clear morning, the Sun appears higher and higher in the sky. What happens to the shadow of a fence post as this happens?

A team wants to find out how a stick's shadow changes during one day. Besides measuring at the same spot each hour, what must the team keep the same?

A student claims that the Sun's position in the sky appears to change during the day. What observation best supports that claim?

At the same moment on a sunny day, a tall flagpole and a short mailbox standing beside it cast shadows that point in the same direction.

A team recorded shadow lengths for only one day. What should the team do to be more confident that the pattern they found is a real daily pattern?

A class predicts that tomorrow at 3 p.m. the shadow of the playground pole will be close to the same length as it was today at 3 p.m. What makes this a reasonable prediction?

Over one sunny day, the shadow of a post sweeps slowly across the ground. In which direction does the shadow move as the hours pass?

One wooden post stands in a yard on a clear day. Its shadow is measured at 10 a.m. and again at noon. Which of the two measurements is longer?

Students model a day's shadow changes indoors using a flashlight and a ball of clay with a toothpick standing in it. What should they move to make the model work?

Early in the morning a tree casts a long shadow across the grass. By mid-afternoon the shadow on the grass is shorter and lies in a different direction. What explains this change?

On a clear day, at what time of day is an object's shadow expected to be longest?