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Sunlight Makes Things Warm

Sunlight and Warmth

Day 82of 180
Week 17of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that sunlight creates warmth

2

Compare temperatures in sunlight and shade

3

Appreciate God's design of the sun

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 84:11

“For Yahweh God is a sun and shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He will not withhold good things from those who walk blamelessly.”

— Psalm 84:11 (WEB)

God created the sun as a source of light and warmth, just like we're exploring today

📦 Materials Needed

  • 2 thermometers
  • Small objects (rocks, toys)
  • Sunny window or outdoor space
  • Clipboard or paper for recording
  • Pencil
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recall yesterday's lesson about God creating the sun. Ask: 'What did we learn about the sun yesterday?'

💭 Review Question: Who made the sun?
2Teaching (8 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll discover how sunlight makes things warm!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The sun sends warm light to Earth
  • Some places get more sunlight than others
  • Sunlight helps plants grow and keeps us warm
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever felt warm in the sunshine?
  • What happens when you sit in a sunny spot?
3Activity: Sunlight Temperature Experiment (10 min)
hands-on

Compare temperatures of objects in sunlight and shade

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take two identical objects
  2. Place one in direct sunlight
  3. Place the other in shade
  4. Wait 5-10 minutes
  5. Check temperatures with thermometers
  6. Record what you find
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just touch objects and feel the difference

Challenge: Record temperatures at different times of day

4Closing (3 min)

Review experiment results and talk about what we learned

📝 Review Questions:
  • Which object was warmer?
  • Why do you think that happened?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how dark colors get warmer faster in sunlight!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children are concrete learners who understand best through direct experience

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple language
  • Encourage curiosity
  • Let child handle materials safely
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping thermometer steady, understanding temperature concept

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about discovery, ability to compare objects

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a picture of sunny and shady spots
  • Read BibleMouse science storybook about sunlight
  • Sing a song about God's creation from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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