SCIENCE INVESTIGATION

Shadow puppets

(Ideal for children from Year 2 upward.)

You will need:

-cardboard ideally from a cereal box

-lolly sticks or straws

-scissors, glue and pencil

-light source such as a torch or lamp

What to do:

1. Draw the outline of a person or animal such as a cat on a piece of cardboard and cut it out.

2. Stick it onto a lolly stick or straw so you can hold it up- this is your puppet.

3. Hold the puppet in front of the light source and see if you can make a shadow against a wall. Can you make the shadow bigger or smaller? The science bit: Where the puppet blocks lighta shadow is made. If you go closer to the light source, more light is blocked out and the shadow gets bigger.