In the story of Peter Pan, Peter loses his shadow. Pretend that your shadow runs away from you. Think about the adventures that your shadow could have before you can find it. Now write a short story telling what happened to your shadow. Have students measure their shadows outside at different times of the day.
Students can compare differences between their heights and the lengths of their shadows.
Then have students graph the data that they collect. Students should be able to explain why the type of graph that they chose was most suited to displaying their data. Challenge students to explain why the lengths of their shadows vary. If your students are ready for a discussion about the rotation of the earth, have them model how the earth s rotation affects the length of their shadows. Interactive Java Tutorial Measuring With Shadows Use shadows to measure the height of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.