Where does light come from?
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Lesson 2 Turn on the Lights Year 1 / 2 Physical Science 1 Unit 1 Energy Comes in Different Forms Where does light come from? light dark sunbeams sources straight Vocabulary
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Lesson 2 Turn on the Lights
Year 1 / 2 Physical Science 1
Unit 1 Energy Comes in Different Forms
Where does light come from?
light dark sunbeams
sources straight
Vocabulary
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Year 1 / 2 Physical Science 2
Unit 1 Energy Comes in Different Forms
Materials needed
INVESTIGATION QUESTION 4
What things can stop light?Class, group or pairs
You will need:
• torch
• book
• foil
• plastic
• cellophane or tissue paper
• a glass of water.
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Watch the video One Small Step.
Think, pair and share all the different things you saw that gave off light.
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Most of the light on Earth comes from the sun. Light from the sun helps us to see in the day time. At night time, we need other light sources to help us see.
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Read the eBook Where Does
Light Come From?
With your class, do the parts, systems, people activity.
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There are many different sources of light and they are all around us. Very rarely are we ever completely in the dark.
Parts
Name something that gives off light.
Systems
When would you use it?
Where would you use it?
How does it work?
People
Why is it important to people?
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Sort the light sources in the
interactive game.
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Light comes from many sources. Some are natural and some are made by people.
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InvestigationLight travels in a straight line until something stops it.You are going to test what things can stop light.Use a torch to shine at these things.
Predict what I think will happen. Will it stop the light?
Observe what I saw. Did it stop the light?
yes / no yes / no
yes / no yes / no
yes / no yes / no
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Explain what you saw.
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Cellophane or tissue
Foil
Glass of water
Plastic
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When lightning strikes, it lights up the sky.
Choose a light source and explain how it works.6
Lightning is made by nature.
It is a bright flash during a thunderstorm.
Lightning Example
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Sunlight helps us to see things. Write two other things that sunlight is used for.
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I think Why I think that
Sunlight is used …
I think Why I think that
Sunlight is used …
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The moon is not a light source.
Answer the questions to help you explain why.
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Connect
What do you already know about the moon?
Extend
Light is a type of energy. Does the moon have energy?
Challenge
How then does the moon shine?
