Science · Stage 2
The Sun Across the Day
The Sun seems to travel across the sky — and your shadow changes with it!
✦ Science📘 Stage 2 · S2⏱ ~8 min🧒 Ages 6–7★ Free to start
work out that shadows are long when the Sun is low (morning and evening) and short when the Sun is high (midday).
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Kavi Chases a Shadow
Early in the morning Kavi stands in the garden 🌅 — and look, a long shadow stretches far across the grass! At midday ☀️ the Sun is high overhead and the shadow shrinks to a tiny stub. "The Sun seems to climb across the sky," says Kavi, "so my shadow is long when the Sun is low, and short when the Sun is high. Let's follow it!"
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What your child will learn
1The Sun crosses the skyFrom morning to evening the Sun seems to move. It is low at sunrise, high at midday, then low again at sunset. Tap each one.
2Low Sun vs high SunWatch what the Sun does to a tree's shadow. Tap each card.
3Your turn: long or short?Think like a scientist — guess first, then tap to check!
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A peek inside
Is a tree's shadow longer in the early morning 🌅 or at midday ☀️?
In the morning the Sun is low, so the shadow stretches long. At midday the Sun is high, so the shadow is short.
Try this at home: Is a tree's shadow longer in the early morning, or at midday?
Part of Science · Stage 2 · S2 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.