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Kindergarten Science · Physical Science
Sunlight warms Earth's surface
Use this for “Which is warmer, the sun or the shade? By how much?”
Picture
Sunny spot: 78 °F
Shady spot: 72 °F.
Sunny spot is 6 °F warmer than shady spot.
This is an example. Type the numbers from your problem to start.
Sunny spot
example · °F
Shady spot
example · °F
Warmer by
answer · °F
Number sentences
78 − 72 = 6
Good to know
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Sunlight warms the ground, sand and water it shines on.
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A spot in the shade stays cooler.
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Put one thermometer in the sun and one in the shade. Wait 10 minutes.
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Sunlight can make the ground warmer than the air.
Step-by-step
WE KNOW
Sunny spot: 78 °F
Shady spot: 72 °F
FIND
warmer by
Step 1 · Find warmer by
78 − 72 = ?
Count on from the smaller number to the bigger one. That is how much warmer.
78 is warmer than 72 (the sunny spot)
Count on from 72: 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78 → 6
Warmer by: 6 °F
Check
Put the numbers back in. Both sides should match.
78 − 72 = 6 ✓
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