Lesson 17 of 84 · Day and Night

Experiment⭐ 30 XP

The Big Yellow Sun

🧪Lab Brief #17

Day and Night.

🎯 Your mission

Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).

⚡ 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

Astronauts are people who travel to space. They wear special suits!

Key Words

glow
twinkle
up

Materials Needed

tape
pencil
ruler
compass
black paper
foil

Safety First

Clean up spills immediately to prevent slipping.
Use materials only as directed in the experiment.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Talk about Day and Night with a grown-up. What do you already know?

Step 2 — Do

Look at the sky in the morning and again in the afternoon. Did it change?

Step 3 — Observe

What happened? Tell a grown-up what you noticed.

Step 4 — Record

Tell a grown-up your favorite part of the activity.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

1 of 3

What gives us daytime?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

🌍

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 card

Share this experiment

Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.

🖨️

Checkout complete lesson on Day and Night for Pre-School

Get the full Day and Night track as a printable PDF — all lessons, worksheets, and answer keys.

View in Shop

Done with science? Try something else

🎮Science Games 🔢Math 📖Flashcards 🖨️Print Worksheet 💻Coding 🛍️Shop 🎲I'm Bored