Mississippi Science E.K.8B.3
The Standard
- E.K.8B
- Students will demonstrate an understanding that the Sun provides the Earth with heat and light.
Develop a device (i.e., umbrella, shade structure, or hat) which would reduce heat from the sun (temperature). Use an engineering design process to define the problem, design, construct, evaluate, and improve the device. *
2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Earth and the Universe
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify a spot that gets too warm in the sun. They draw and build a shade for a toy, test it outdoors, and change one part to make it work better.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can show how their shade blocks sunlight from reaching the toy. They compare a shaded spot with a sunny spot and use what they notice to improve the shade.
Common Misconceptions
- Children may think any cover works, even clear plastic that lets sunlight through. They may leave a gap where sunlight reaches the toy or think shade makes a warm object cool right away.
How to Assess It
- Ask students to draw a shade for a toy sitting in the sun. Have each child point to where sunlight might get through and name one change they would make.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs cardboard, craft sticks, and tape to build a shade for a toy, test it outdoors, and fix any gaps.
Ask, 'Where did sunlight reach your toy, and what could you change to block it?'
Play Shade Fix: show pictures of toy shades with gaps and have children point to each gap and sketch a repair.
Compare photos of two playground benches, one under a canopy and one in full sun, and ask where children would sit to stay cooler.
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