Lesson Planning
Teaching
- Plan and complete a series of light investigations, identifying variables and ensuring fair testing.
- Suggest patterns and connections based on observations and measurements.
- Draw conclusions and provide answers based on scientific enquiry.
Activities
- Plan and carry out 5 light investigations in response to given enquiry questions.
- Identify variables that need to be controlled in order to achieve a fair test.
- Record and present findings, identifying patterns and drawing conclusions.
Investigation - planning, fair testing, exploring
Investigate a range of simple light challenges.
Vocabulary
Light, light source, names of light sources, dark, reflect, reflective, mirror, shadow, block, absorb, direct/ direction, transparent, opaque, translucent, straight, rainbow, colours