Building shade from the sun

“Can your child design and build a simple shade — like an umbrella or canopy — and test whether it keeps an area cooler in the sun?”

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• ⬜Design a structure intended to reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area
• ⬜Build the structure using available materials and test whether it reduces temperature
• ⬜Compare the temperature in the shaded area vs an unshaded area as evidence of effectiveness