Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Investigate how light is reflected by different surfaces, looking for similarities and differences and noting observations.
• Investigate the nature of reflections in mirrors through a variety of practical tasks including mirror writing, navigating mirror mazes and multiple mirror reflections.

Activities

1. Test knowledge of light and learn some new light facts by playing an active team game.
2. Investigate the properties of mirrors and reflections by undertaking 4 different tasks.
3. Note down observations and use scientific knowledge on light to explain findings.
4. Discover the effect of using 2 mirrors and how this can help us see round corners using a periscope.

Investigation - exploring/drawing conclusions
Discover the properties of mirrors and reflections by undertaking different investigative tasks and use scientific knowledge on light to explain findings.

Vocabulary
Reflect, mirror, reflection, image, concave, convex m