Name:______________________________

Light Lab 1
How does light travel?
Experiment #1

Procedure:
1. Set up Cards 1, 2, and 3 in order, about 5-10 cm apart from each other.
Make sure your cards are in a straight line so that the holes line up.
2. Hold a piece of black paper up after card 3.
3. Hold the flashlight up to the hole in card 1.
4. Turn the flashlight on.
5. Record your observations.

Observations:
Draw what you saw in the box below. Make sure to be detailed. Include the cards, flashlight, and black paper in your
drawing.

Remove the piece of black paper and look through the hole in card 3. Were you
able to see the flashlight and the light it emits? Circle your answer below.

Yes No

Experiment #2

Procedure:
 1. Set up Cards 1, 4, and 3 in order, about 5-10 cm apart from each other.
Make sure your cards line up. The holes will not line up.
2. Hold a piece of black paper up after card 3.
3. Hold the flashlight up to the hole in card 1.
4. Turn the flashlight on.
5. Record your observations.

Observations:
Draw what you saw in the box below. Make sure to be detailed. Include the cards, flashlight, black paper, and the
lights path in your drawing.

Remove the piece of black paper and look through the hole in card 3. Were you
able to see the flashlight and the light it emits? Circle your answer below.

Yes No

Reflection Questions

1. When were you able to see the flashlight and light through the cards?
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2. What does this prove about the way light travels?

a. Light travels in a zig zag line.
b. Light does not travel.
c. Light travels in a straight line.

3. Light is a form of _______________________________.

4. The _______________ is the Earth’s main source of light.

5. Light travels very ________________. Word Bank

Sun
Quickly
Energy