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Kindergarten · Science · Unit 5 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.

Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: K-PS3-1; K-PS3-2 · sunlight warms Earth's surface, and shade can reduce that warming

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

    Why do we sit under trees on hot days?

    • The shade is cooler
    • Trees make sunlight
    • Trees make it rain
    • Trees are hot

  2. Question 2

    Which feels warmer on a sunny day?

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

  3. Question 3

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

    • frozen
    • colder
    • empty
    • warmer

  4. Question 4

    Which puddle dries up first?

    • One in the sun
    • One in the shade
    • One under a porch
    • One in a dark garage

  5. Question 5

    What warms the ground in the daytime?

    • The wind
    • The stars
    • The sun
    • The moon

  6. Question 6

    You build shade for a toy. Which test shows it works?

    • The toy stays cooler
    • The toy gets hotter
    • The toy gets wet
    • The toy gets bigger

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