Shadow Guessing Game

Create shadows of various familiar objects and have the learner guess what the objects are just by looking at their shadows.

For more details, refer to the Shadow Play project linked here.

PURPOSE

This activity teaches the learner about the interaction of light, shadows and distance.

• Step 1

  Find a place that the learner can make shadows in (either a dark room with a lamp or somewhere outside).

• Step 2

  Choose some objects to make shadows with or use your hands and fingers.

• Step 3

  Using one object at a time, look at the shadows of the objects and see how it changes depending on the angle or distance.