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How could you warm up a frozen playground?

How could you warm up a frozen playground?

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What`are`some`hot
things`you’ve
touched`on`a`summer
day?

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Have`you`ever`seen
anything`melt`in
the`sun?

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DISCUSS:

How could you bring the sun’s light and heat to this town? (Hint: You can’t move the sun, but is there a way to move the sunshine?)

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light


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what comes from the Sun and lamps and makes it possible to see things
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Sun


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the large ball of light in the sky during the day
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sunlight


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light from the Sun
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shade


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a dark, cool place that is not directly in the sunlight
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shadow


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a dark shape made when an object is in front of a light source
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mirror


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an object so shiny that light bounces off of it
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warm


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to make something hotter
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summer


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one of the four seasons, the warmest season in some places
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winter


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one of the four seasons, the coldest season in some places
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design


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to make a plan for creating or doing something
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inventor


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someone who comes up with something new, often an object or a way of doing something
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engineer


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a person who uses science to come up with solutions to problems
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model


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a pretend version of something that scientists use when the real thing is too big, small, or complicated to work with
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experiment


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a test used to discover new information about a question
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Activity Prep

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In this lesson, students think about their experiences with hot and cold weather, and learn about a real city where the sun never shines in winter. In the activity, Chill City, students experiment with different types of materials (opaque, transparent, and reflective) to figure out how to reflect light. They use this to bring light and warmth to an imaginary paper town.

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Exploration

7 mins

Wrap-Up

3 mins

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