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title: "Year 3 Science - Investigating How Distance Affects  The Size Of Shadows"
url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-10-07-year-3-science-investigating-how-distance-affects-the-size-of-shadows"
school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy"
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# Year 3 Science - Investigating How Distance Affects The Size Of Shadows

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/Screenshot_2024-10-07_15.02.54.png)   7 October 2024

In science, Year 3 looked at how distance affects the size of a shadow.  They used a torch to create a shadow of a cat against a whiteboard.  By moving the torch away they discovered that the size of the shadow changed.  The shadow got bigger the closer the torch got to the object and then smaller as it moved further away.

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