Summary
“Taking Pictures With the Sun!” is a short SciShow Kids science video for the K–5 classroom. It explores energy -- often from the sun -- and what it can do. Quick to drop into a science lesson, a center, or a few spare minutes before the bell.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
This video explores energy -- often from the sun -- and what it can do.
- Where does the energy in this video come from?
- What does that energy make happen?
- How do you use energy from the sun in your own day?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: energy, sunlight, heat, power.
Try it: Leave one cup of water in the sun and one in the shade, then compare them after an hour.