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ERIC Number: EJ341885
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Reference Count: 0
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Shadow Shapes.
Feher, Elsa; Rice, Karen
Science and Children, v24 n2 p6-9 Oct 1986
Describes an activity in which young children explore the concepts of light by predicting the shape of shadows. Different configurations of light sources are used and objects are held in different positions. Sample questions to be asked of the children before, during, and after the activities are included. (TW)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Light, Lighting, Physical Sciences, Physics, Piagetian Theory, Radiation, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Shadows