Rosa's Shadow

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STEMTAUGHT EXPANDED LEARNING PROGRAM

Rosa's Shadow

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Play with Light

Observe the colorful, shimmering edges of beautiful bubbles!

Print and Electronic Resources:

Reading

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STEM Activity

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Printable Activity Guide

Student Sheets

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Observe Bubbles

Materials List:

Make a Bubble Wand:

Pipe cleaners
Beads
Bubble solution
Container(s) for wands to dip in bubble solution

Trace Your Shadow:

Sidewalk chalk
A flat horizontal surface to trace onto

Two students blowing and catching bubbles outside.

Closeup of bubble with girl's face in the background.

A bubble wand loop made with a green pipe cleaner and blue and white beads.

Several colorful shimmering bubbles with a black background.

An optional video about the colorful swirls of light on the surface of a bubble.

Another optional video showing two students helping to trace each others' shadows.

Fun photos that focus on lights and shadows!

A boy swims underwater just above the bottom of the pool on a sunny day. His shadow is clearly defined below him.

Green oak leaves on a branch glow bright green in the sunlight. On one leaf a shadow of a small butterfly is visible.

Two children sit on an outdoor stage with a framed piece of paper lit up from behind. They hold characters on sticks to move around in the light to create a puppet show.

The clear top of the jellyfish reveals it's bright orange insides against a black background.

A student wearing a school uniform throws up her backpack in the hall and her shadow is shown against the wall.

A black butterfly on the ground warms it's wings in the sun and casts a sharp shadow on the ground.

Shadows of three bottles against a wall. Red, yellow and purple liquid are visible in the shadows.

Your students will make a bird feeder out of recycled materials. Collect recyclable materials such as water bottles, milk jugs, toilet paper tubes and small boxes for the activity.

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