Being Shady
“Being Shady” is a hands-on station activity in which students learn about the benefits of shade for humans, equipment, plants, and animals. After learning about how shade provides protection, visitors work in pairs to build a shade model using provided materials and then test it in direct sunlight to see whether their structure provides shade.
At a glance
- Materials
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- An educational poster/tri-fold board teaching about the benefits of shade
- Simple materials such as craft sticks, paper, blocks, fabric, etc.
- Materials that are not helpful for providing shade such as clear plastic bags, tissue paper, etc.
- Hot glue or strong glue
- Scissors