Classroom printables, activities & worksheets
Light & Sound
A collection of light and sound related educational resources to use in your classroom. Use the light display banner to theme your classroom. Also provided are sound and light and light vocabulary word wall cards to assist students in learning the associated content vocabulary. Use the light diffraction poster when learning about sunlight and the mixture of colours.
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Investigating Sound - Science Task Cards
A set of 6 Task Cards detailing activities for investigating sound.
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Science Experiment - Line Up the Light!
A science experiment which explores how light travels.
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Storm's a Comin' - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when exploring sound in science or music.
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Science Experiment - True Colours
A science experiment that explores the perception of colour.
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Science Themed Colourful Page Borders
A set of ten science themed page borders for use as decoration or classroom group posters.
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Science Experiment - Angles of Reflection
A science experiment that explores reflected light.
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Light Display Banner Version 2
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Light' display board.
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Refracting Light Task Cards
A set of 5 Task Cards with activities that allow students to observe the refraction of light.
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Let the Sun Shine In! - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when exploring the sun as a light source.
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Science Experiment - Sound Research
A science experiment which explores how sound travels.
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Light and Shadow - Design an Experiment Worksheet
A worksheet that explores light and shadow and the principles of a fair test.
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Design a Musical Instrument Worksheet
A worksheet that can be used as a design technology task that explores the science of sound.
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Light Fantastic PowerPoint
A 21 slide editable PowerPoint to use when teaching your students about light in Science.
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Light Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Light' display board.
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In the Shadows Worksheet
A worksheet that explores the difference between shadows.
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See Light Through Me Worksheet
A worksheet that explores classification of objects according to light transmission.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Sound – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
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What's in the Box? - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when exploring the concept of light.
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Light Teaching Resource Pack
A comprehensive set of posters, activities and worksheets related to the concept of light.
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See Light Through Me
A 60 minute lesson in which students will classify objects based on how much light is transmitted through them.
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Light Fantastic Unit Plan
This Physical Sciences unit addresses the properties of light. It explores the phenomena of reflection, refraction, shadow and more.
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Light and Shadow - Design an Experiment
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of light and fair testing.
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True Colours
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how the colour of an object depends on the properties of the object and the colour of the light source.
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In Living Colour
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how the colour of an object depends on the properties of the object.
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Refracting Light
A 60 minute lesson in which students will observe the refraction of light at the surfaces of different transparent materials.
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Reflecting Light
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use mirrors to investigate some of the properties of reflected light.
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In the Shadows
A 60 minute lesson in which students will compare shadows from point and extended light sources.
