Groundhog’s Day found this teacher at a district science training, but that didn’t stop our 1st grade friends from learning all about Groundhog’s Day! They read a story, made a puppet, and discovered that the famous groundhog, Phil, saw his shadow and forecasted 6 more weeks of winter. BUMMER! 
But on Friday, this teacher was back and ready to continue the Groundhog fun! For science we discovered what a SHADOW really is – the absence of light! Some other interesting facts that we learned:
All solid things make shadows – both living and non-living.
Night is really just a big shadow when the Earth’s position is blocking the sun from shining on our part of the Earth.
You can change the size of a shadow by putting an object closer to or farther from the light.
A clear, colored shape (like our purple clipboard) will actual leave a COLORED shadow. (That was new to this teacher!)
Flashlights are really fun to make shadows and play with!
Take some time this week to have a little fun with shadows at your house! Flashlight tag at night is great fun!!
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