Lesson Planning
Teaching
- Know what a light source is and that the sun is a light source which is so powerful that it will damage your eyes if you look at it (even with sunglasses).
- Predict and then investigate which colours show up best and least in the dark.
- Investigate the effect of shining a torch on various objects including reflective materials.
Activities
- Recap on prior knowledge by playing an active quiz game.
- Predict and then investigate how well different colours and materials reflect light in a simulated dark cave.
- Record findings by sorting and classifying colour samples, noting observations and drawing conclusions.
- Paint shadow puppet theatre to make it attractive and exciting for audiences.
Investigation - predicting/exploring/classifying
Predict and then investigate how well different colours and materials reflect light in a simulated dark cave. Use results to sort and classify the samples.
Vocabulary
Light source, energy, reflector, reflect, predict, investigate, reflective materials