WATCHing the Sun
by Kelly Coakley-Magid
In this lesson your second grade students will create a sun dial and track the movement of the sun in the sky and shadows on the ground. This lesson incorporates student objectives of reading and writing time on both digital and analog clocks. Finally, students will use technology to demonstrate their understanding of the sun's movement in relation to the shadows
Lesson Grade Level
2nd GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rmEneQGMQstLBCmMAWJpdeH7GE1k5Zcy/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Earth and Space Science E2: Earth & the Universe Technology 6. Creative Communicator Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD)
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