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Grade 5 Science · Problem type
The noon shadow through the year
Use this for “Is the noon shadow longer in summer or in winter?”
Record and look
200
135
60
30
50
115
Dec
Feb
Apr
Jun
Aug
Oct
Dec
Feb
Apr
Jun
Aug
Oct
Noon shadow (cm)
200
135
60
30
50
115
Shortest in June, when the noon sun is highest.
Longest in December, when it is lowest.
Tap a bar at the height you want.
Assumptions
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A meter stick stands straight up in the same spot. Measure its shadow at noon.
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These are for a town in the middle of the United States.
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Tap a bar to change that month’s shadow and see the stick that month.
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