Date: May 6, 2005
Time: 6 - 8pm
Instsruction: Shade
Measuring shade. approximately how much shade are you producing?
Materials: measuring tape, sidewalk chalk, calculator.
Using the measuring tape, measure the height of the object (or person), and the length and width of the shadow itself. Plug values into the formula: (length x height x width)/2 = volume of shade]. Using chalk on the side walk or a calculator determine the volume of shade produced. if desired, record data on a separate sheet of paper.
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