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 What Is Light?

Can you name some things that give

out light?
• How does light help us to see?
• What is dark?
• How are shadows made?
Let’s think about
where we think
light comes
from….
Natural Artificial
Light that nature makes Light that people make
Light we cannot turn on and off We can turn these lights on and off
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ni6TuB-21o

Sources of Light?

Are the following pictures all sources of light?

If not, why and where does the light come from?

 Glitter Ball
Photo courtesy of jonstead.(@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution
Candle
 Television
Photo courtesy of Bonsoni.com(@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution
 Mirror

Photo courtesy of Andrew Kuchling(@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution
Lamp
Fire
Lighthouse
Lightning
Window
Moon
Torch
Sun
Yellow Pencils
Opaque: Transparent:
Light cannot shine through Light can shine through
How Are Shadows
Formed?
Shadows are made when an object
blocks the light shining through.
 Fun Fact!
Some creatures are natural
sources of light.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWIhn16
RsHU
Jellyfish

Firefly

Glow-worm
One of the most
important jobs of
natural light is
to help plants
to grow.

Plant with
sunlight

Plant
without
sunlight
 Notebook Work
WALT understand light sources
Summarize what you have learnt today. You can draw
pictures to support your explanations.

Key words:
Source, opaque, transparent, natural, artificial

Can you name a source of natural light?

Can you describe how shadows are formed?

Can you name a source of artificial light?