Coins and Shadows
by Kelly Magid
Students will experiment with light and shadows, learn the values of coins, and then perform a puppet show combining their knowledge of light and shadows with their knowledge of coin values to tell the origin of each coin's name.
Lesson Grade Level
1st GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L8GmnoIbPP6ahbZMmG4_f6ngcdXs0crd/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P2: Objects at a Distance Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD)
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