Lesson Planning
Teaching
- To note the way that convex and concave surfaces reflect light beams (Yr5&6).
- To draw or identify an annotated diagram showing the ways in which light beams reflect from convex, concave and plane surfaces (Yr5&6).
- To understand that light can be bent when it is slowed down (Yr6).
Activities
- Investigate convex, concave and plane mirrors, noting the effects (Yr5&6)
- Identify (Yr5) or create (Yr6) diagrams to show the effect of convex, concave and plane mirrors (Yr5&6)
- To know that when light is slowed down it bends (Yr6
Investigation
Lighting Effects: illusions with mirrors. Explore the world of concave and convex mirrors and show off your understanding of the way light beams reflect. (Exploring, Pattern seeking)
Years 5&6 - Investigate convex, concave and plane mirrors, noting the effects
Year 5 - Identify diagrams that show the effect of convex, concave and plane mirrors
Year 6 - Create diagrams to show the effect of convex, concave and plane mirrors and explain that when light is slowed down it bends
Vocabulary
Convex, concave, plane, reflection, ray, straight, bent, focal point, refraction