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nTodaynpeople in the U.S. and Canada often hear people talking aboutnseeing—or not seeing—shadows, because it is Groundhog Day. Butnwe can talk about another kind of shadow as well. When a student jobnshadows,nthat student spends time with a worker on a job that the studentnfinds interesting. During this time, the student can observe actualnwork tasks and learn more about that occupation—the goal being thatnthe student can decide whether or not to further pursue that careernpath.
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nIt’snrather like “Take Your Daughter/Son to Work Day,” but rather thanngoing to work with parents, students can go to work with anynrelative, friend, or even stranger who does the particular job thatnstudent is interested in.
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nMake shadow figures.n
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Explore shadows with online experiments from Science Kids.n
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nWhatndoes shadownmean?
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nWentalked about a shadow you can see if it’s sunny, and we have talkednabout job shadowing to find out more about an interestingnoccupation…but what does the word shadown(or shadows)nmean in these sentences?
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Wen urged kids with speech disorders to come out of the shadows, play,n get to know others, and claim their spot in the sunlight.n
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nTheyn live under the shadow of terrorism.
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nBettie’sn dog was her shadow.
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nJaxn said he was certain beyond a shadow of a doubt.
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nItn turned out that the spies were dealing with a shadow government.
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nThen detective will shadow the suspect all day today.
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nThen ex-president was just a shadow of his former self.
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nThen evil queen wore far too much eye shadow.
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nThen White Mountains are in the rain shadow of the Sierra Mountains.
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nMyn dad goes for the five-o-clock-shadow look.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nMarmot Day in Alaska
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nHedgehog Day
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