Light:
- Reflectors - An effective way of teaching children the difference between sources of light and reflectors.
- Playing with Mirrors - Try these different activities to help children to understand about light, how it travels and how it can be reflected.
- Shadow Performances - An idea for using an impressive video to support your Science work about shadows.
- Day and Night
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Information and questions to help children to understand why
we have day and night. Contributed by Imam Bendjedidi. - Reflection Investigation - Use the provided resources to investigate light and reflection.
- Transparency
Experiment
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A useful planning and recording sheet (PDF), based on an experiment
about transparency. Contributed by Victoria Jackman. - How
we See Senteo Quiz
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Interactive 'How we See' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook and
Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick and based
upon BBC
Bitesize. - Light
and Dark Senteo Quiz
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Interactive 'Light and Dark' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook
and Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick and based
upon BBC
Bitesize. - Light
and Shadow Senteo Quiz
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Interactive 'Light and Shadow' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook
and Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick and based
upon BBC
Bitesize. - Measuring
Shadows
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A PDF worksheet, which children can use when investigating
the lengths of shadows at various times of the day. Contributed
by Julie Hopkins.
![]() 'Light' Banner Add this printable banner to the Light displays in your classroom. |
![]() 'Light' Display Keywords A set of display labels showing keywords linked to the topic of light. |
![]() 'Light' Display Poster A label which could be used as part of a display about Light. |
![]() 'Light' Vocabulary Cards Vocabulary cards which can be used on displays or for reference during independent work. |













