Learning Outcomes

The child should be enabled to:

learn that light is a form of energy
recognise that light comes from different natural and artificial sources
investigate that light can be broken up into many different colours
use a prism to create spectrum
investigate the relationships between light and materials
- sort materials according to the degree to which they allow light through (i.e. transparent, translucent, opaque)
- explore materials that do not allow light to pass through (opaque) and thus form shadows
- design and make a light shade for bedroom
investigate how mirrors and other shiny surfaces are good reflectors of light
- effects of flat shiny surface, curved shiny surface
recognise that the sun gives us heat and light, without which people and animals could not survive
be aware of the dangers of looking directly at the sun.