Lesson 1 of 20 · Day and Night
Experiment⭐ 30 XPOur Star, the Sun!
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Day and Night.
🎯 Your mission
Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.
⚡ The twist
Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.
Mind = Blown
🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.
What You'll Learn
The sun gives us light and warmth. It is a star, and it is very far away!
Key Words
Tap a word to see its definition.
Materials Needed
- flashlight
Safety First
- Have an adult check your set-up before you start, and tidy everything away afterwards.
Steps
Say the vocabulary words out loud. Can you repeat them?
Use a flashlight to make shadows on the wall. Move the light—what happens?
Did anything change? Point to what is different.
Point to the things you used in the activity.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3Does the moon make its own light?
Where you see this in real life
This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.
For the dinner table
“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”
Next Smart Experiment
We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.
Share this experiment
Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.
Ready?
Our Star, the Sun!
Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.
Full screen — no distractions
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