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Reflection, Refraction, and Absorption Worksheet

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    Updated:  02 Jun 2025

Use a Reflection, Refraction, and Absorption worksheet to ensure students understand light energy.

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    Year:  5

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teaching resource

Reflection, Refraction, and Absorption Worksheet

  • Updated

    Updated:  02 Jun 2025

Use a Reflection, Refraction, and Absorption worksheet to ensure students understand light energy.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  4 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Year

    Year:  5

Use a Reflection, Refraction, and Absorption worksheet to ensure students understand light energy.

Absorption, Reflection and Refraction Worksheet 

Let there be light

This Absorption, Reflection and Refraction worksheet is best used as independent practice as part of your light energy lesson. It can also be completed with a guided small-group or done as a whole class activity by projecting the worksheet via smartboard. 

If students are having trouble with the Absorption, Reflection and Refraction worksheet, they might benefit from partner work or small group review of the concepts. 

Easily Prepare This Absorption, Reflection, Refraction Worksheet for Your Students

Because this Absorption, Reflection, Refraction Worksheet includes an answer sheet, we recommend you print one copy of the entire file. Then, make photocopies of the blank worksheet for students to complete.  

Turn this teaching resource into a sustainable activity! Print a few copies on cardstock and slip them into dry erase sleeves. Students can record their answers with a dry erase marker, then erase and reuse. 

You can also project the worksheet onto a screen and work through it as a class by having students record their answers in their notebooks. 

Downloading Your Reflection Refraction and Absorption of Light Worksheet PDF

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource. An answer key is also included with this download.


This resource was created by Melissa McLaren, a teacher in Massachusetts and a Teach Starter Collaborator. 


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