It has been great to see the sun this week and has linked in perfectly with our Weather topic. We learned about what the sun is and why we need it here on Earth. We discussed ways of keeping safe in the sun and we all know why this is very important. We made posters to tell others what they can do to stay safe in the sun.
Lucas told us that the sometimes the sun is shining in his front garden and then it moves to his back garden. We know that this is because the Earth is moving and is at different angles to the sun at different times of the day. This led to us discussing why our shadows are not the same size and in the same place for the whole day. We learned that shadows are made when light cannot travel through an object. We measured shadows at different times of the day. We found out that our shadows are shortest during the hottest part of the day, between 11am and 3pm.
We have enjoyed learning about the sun and we hope the sunny weather continues for the next 2 weeks of term. We can wear sun cream and bring a hat to school to help protect us in the playground on sunny days.
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Hi Primary 2g,
I am so pleased that the sun was shining this week and helping you with your weather context for learning. It is really amazing how the sun moves and creates shadows that are different sizes depending on the time of the day. I didn’t know that shadows were shortest during the hottest times of the day. Well done, everyone on great learning.
Have a lovely weekend, everyone,
Miss Henderson