FREE PRIMARY SCIENCE · Year 5
Light and shadows
How does light travel from a source to our eyes, and what happens when it hits things?
Students measure shadows in an iPad simulation, test whether light travels in straight lines and which materials let it through using a torch and cardboard, then bounce, absorb and bend light with a safety mirror, paper and a cup of water. Lesson 1 needs only iPads; lessons 2 and 3 need torches and household items.
3 free lessons · Australian Curriculum v9
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Shadow maker
How can we make a shadow bigger?
Open free interactive lesson →Light in straight lines
Can light go around corners?
Open free interactive lesson →Bounce, soak and bend
What happens to light when it hits a mirror, dark paper or water?
Open free interactive lesson →
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