Exploring How Light Travels Experiment

Help your students uncover how light moves and why we can only see it from certain positions with this hands‑on Investigating How Light Travels experiment pack. Designed for upper‑elementary learners, this printable How Light Travels Experiment places students in the role of real scientists as they explore how light travels in straight lines and what happens when objects block its path.

Predict and Test How Light Behaves 

This light energy experiment guides students through a step‑by‑step investigation that helps them answer key questions about how light travels:

• How does light travel?
• Can light pass through objects?
• What happens when something blocks light?
• Why can we see light from some positions but not others?

This investigation helps students see firsthand that light travels in straight lines and that shadows form when an object blocks its path.

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This resource was created by Kendall Britnell, a teacher in Colorado and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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