--- title: "Shadow size investigation" url: "https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2021-07-02-15-56-08-shadow-size-investigation" school: "Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School" --- [Start your school journey with us! Book a visit for September 2027 school starters](https://www.scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/parents/admissions) # Shadow size investigation ![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/blog/0B3C493D-D03F-4F62-B4F2-78BFC3E8F753.jpeg) 2 July 2021 [Mr Manning](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/author/dmanning) [Class of 2017](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-of-2017) Today in Year 3, we have been investigating what happens to a shadow when the light source moves further away. The children worked in small groups using torches to cast shadows and rulers to measure the heights of the shadows. We found out that when the light moves further away the shadow gets smaller. ### Shadow size photos [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/shadow-size-photos/390B897D-F799-42A3-8B90-B4602C6D047E.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/gallery/shadow-size-photos/390B897D-F799-42A3-8B90-B4602C6D047E.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/shadow-size-photos/79980838-CAB1-4C4D-9BC9-F1DAB89B2BE7.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/gallery/shadow-size-photos/79980838-CAB1-4C4D-9BC9-F1DAB89B2BE7.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/shadow-size-photos/8B1D0E18-0EFC-4C84-B7BC-BF042C9C1E27.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/gallery/shadow-size-photos/8B1D0E18-0EFC-4C84-B7BC-BF042C9C1E27.jpeg) [Science](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/science) [Investigation](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/investigation) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/BC805D14-FD45-4C82-84BB-4F0F2057389F.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2021-07-02-15-00-00-australia-day) Previous ### [Australia Day](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2021-07-02-15-00-00-australia-day) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/5A3C3950-43FC-4353-91AB-12585DF961CF.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2021-07-08-15-24-12-experimenting) Next ### [Experimenting](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2021-07-08-15-24-12-experimenting) - ![Healthy Schools](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/healthyschoolslogo(3)_(1).jpeg) - ![Ofsted](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Ofsted_Good_GP_Colour(1).jpeg) - ![Vines](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Outlook-gg5hcrqw_(2)_(1).png) - ![QM](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Quality_Mark_5_March_2015(2)_(1).jpeg) - ![Blackbrun Diocese](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Blackburn_Diocese_(1)_(1).jpeg) - ![School Gold Award](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/SG-L1-3-gold-2022-23(4).jpeg) ##### Location Scotforth Rd Lancaster LA1 4SE ##### Contact Us 01524 65379 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Scotforth.St.Pauls) - [Office staff (Mrs Malin and Mrs Pearce)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/contact) © Copyright 2017–2026 Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)