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light can be produced from many sources; light travels in a straight path, can form shadows, and can be absorbed, transmitted, reflected or refracted by objects
- distinguishing between natural sources of light (such as glow-worms, the Sun and stars) and artificial ones (such as light bulbs and candles)
- investigating the shadows that are formed when light is completely or partially blocked by an object, such as when using a sundial or shadow puppets, and how shadow length changes with the changing position of the Sun
- observing refraction of light using prisms or water droplets and examining the rainbow effect produced
- exploring how hologram videos use the refractive properties of light to create an image that appears to be three-dimensional
- exploring the use of reflection of light by mirrors, such as in periscopes and mirror mazes
- recognising Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ understanding of refraction as experienced in spearfishing and in shimmering body paint, and of reflection as evidenced by materials selected for construction of housing
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Looking at Light Energy PowerPoint
Teach the wonders of light energy with an engaging slide deck covering light energy for kids!
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Light Word Wall Vocabulary
Print out vocabulary cards for your light unit.
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In Living Colour Worksheet
A worksheet that explores how we see colour.
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Reflection, Refraction, and Absorption Worksheet
Use a Reflection, Refraction, and Absorption worksheet to ensure students understand light energy.
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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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Light Diffraction Poster
A poster explaining the sunlight and its colours.
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What is Light?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will research the concept of light and generate a list of statements that can be tested.
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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.
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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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Lights Line Up!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will draw simple ray diagrams to show the paths of light from a source to the eyes.
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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.