Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Discover through active investigation that without light you cannot see.
• Learn through investigation that light travels in straight lines.
• Actively investigate the nature of white light through a number of practical activities.

Activities

1. Actively investigate the nature of darkness, light and sight with a torch, a cardboard box and pencil holes.
2. Use findings to draw conclusions on how light travels and our dependence on light to see.
3. Design a stage front for shadow puppet theatre to use in the coming sessions.
4. Learn that white light is composed of a spectrum of coloured light through 3 different investigative tasks.

Investigation - exploring/drawing conclusions
Investigate the nature of darkness, light and sight with a torch, a cardboard box and pencil holes .

Vocabulary
Light, white light, visible light, colour, spectrum, refraction