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Kindergarten · Science · Unit 9 of 13

Sun & Shade

The sun warms things up. Shade keeps them cool.

What your child practices

Practices noticing that sunlight warms the ground, water, sand and objects, and choosing ways to make shade to keep a place cooler.

Alabama Course of Study content standard: K.7; K.8 · how sunlight warms Earth's surface, and building shade to block it

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Sunlight warms the ground, water and sand.
  2. Shade blocks the sun and keeps things cooler.
  3. Hats, umbrellas and trees make shade.

Example: A rock sits in the sun all day. Does it get warmer or cooler? The sun warms things it shines on. Answer: warmer

Sun & Shade in Alabama

In the Alabama Course of Study, this is unit 9 of 13 in Kindergarten Science, after Where Animals Live and before Weather & Seasons.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Your pet's water bowl is hot. Where should it go?

    • In the sun
    • On hot pavement
    • In the shade
    • On a sunny step

  2. Question 2

    You test two cups of water. One is in the sun. It is…

    • frozen
    • colder
    • empty
    • warmer

  3. Question 3

    Which will melt first in the sun?

    • A snowman in the sun
    • A snowman in a freezer
    • A snowman in the shade
    • A snowman at night

  4. Question 4

    How can you keep a sandbox cool?

    • Put a roof over it
    • Move it into the sun
    • Paint it black
    • Take away the trees

  5. Question 5

    Which hat keeps the sun off your face?

    • A hat with a hole
    • No hat
    • A hat with a wide brim
    • A tiny hat

  6. Question 6

    Which is the best material for a sun shade?

    • Clear plastic wrap
    • Thick cloth
    • A net with big holes
    • Glass

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