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Kindergarten · Science · Unit 7 of 7

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.

Arizona Academic Standards learning standard: K.E1U1.3 · sunlight warming Earth's surface, and temperature as weather data

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 Arizona

In the Arizona Academic Standards, this is unit 7 of 7 in Kindergarten Science, after Animal Survival.

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: Arizona Department of Education

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

    What is a shadow?

    • A dark spot where light is blocked
    • A puddle
    • A kind of cloud
    • A bright light

  2. Question 2

    Which makes the best shade for a picnic?

    • A big tent
    • A small leaf
    • A clear plastic bag
    • A thin string

  3. Question 3

    Is a sidewalk warmer in the morning or the afternoon?

    • The early morning
    • Before sunrise
    • The afternoon
    • At midnight

  4. Question 4

    Which feels warmer on a sunny day?

    • A slide in the sun
    • A slide in the shade
    • A slide under a tree
    • A slide at night

  5. Question 5

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

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

  6. Question 6

    Sand at the beach is hot. Wet sand by the water is…

    • frozen solid
    • hotter
    • cooler
    • on fire

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