Lesson Overview
Students will explore how sunlight warms objects and then design and build a simple shade structure to protect a chocolate "s'more" from melting in the sun. This hands-on activity introduces the concept of reducing the warming effect of sunlight through a tangible engineering design challenge.
Essential Question
How can we use different tools and materials to build something that stops the sun from warming up a specific spot?
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Kindergarten
Materials:
- Construction paper
- Cardboard pieces (various sizes)
- Fabric scraps
- Leaves (if available and safe)
- Small blocks
- Tape (masking tape is good for young learners)
- Child-safe scissors (if needed)
- Crayons or markers
- Small pieces of chocolate (one per group and one control)
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