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Nov 29, 2022 · Educational video for children to learn about light. Light comes from light sources, which can be natural, like the sun, or artificial, like a lighthouse. Tr...
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Free interactive activities for children to learn about light. They will discover that Light is a visible form of energy. Light travels very fast. Shiny surfaces such as mirrors or polished metal will reflect light. Transparent objects will slow down light, causing it to bend upon entry or exit. This is called refraction.
Welcome to Lesson Boosters! In this engaging science video, "All About Light for Kids," designed for students in Grades 3 to 8, we dive into the fascinating ...
- 15 min
- 1959
- Lesson Boosters - Kids Science and History Videos
- Fireflies
- Day & Night: Light Activities Exploring The Sun, Moon & Stars
- Torches
- Glow Sticks
- Lanterns
- Fairy Lights
1. Book Inspired Brainstorm: Eric Carle’s The Very Lonely Fireflyis actually a great starting point for this theme as the firefly finds different sources of light while looking for it’s friends. Before reading the book start out by brainstorming a list of as many different sources of light that the children can think of? 2. Firefly Drawing:My class...
Continue your exploration of light with those most marvellous lights in our sky – the sun, moon and stars! Here are some fun ways to explore their wonder together… 3. Day and Night Around the World: Introduce day and night around the world with this simple demonstrationfrom Learn Play Imagine. You’ll just need a globe and a torch. 4. Rainbow Filter...
18. Fun By Torchlight: A fun way to revise reading sight words or spelling words is to make the room dark and hide the words (written on cards) all around the room. Then armed with torches, the children can go searching and exploring, reading the words as they shine the torch on them. Find out more at A Little Learning for Two. 19. Book Link: Read ...
20. Disco Discovery Bottles: Design your own disco discovery bottlesvia Babble Dabble Do. 21. Glow Alphabet: Make letters from glow sticksand use them to play a letter recognition game, or to form spelling words (via Creekside Learning).
22. DIY Lanterns: There are lots of ideas for making lanterns – you could try these gorgeous tissue paper covered jars(via Picklebums) 23. Recycled Bottle Lanterns: Or these simple to decorate lanterns from recycled bottles(Go Explore Nature). 24. Fairy Garden: Battery operated tea lights are much safer for projects with children. I love how My Sma...
25. Just for Fun: Add a little magic to your classroom by decorating it with fairy lights for the week. You could even create a cosy book reading corner from a tent or large cardboard box. Check out this postfrom Lessons Learnt Journal for inspiration. 26: Book Link: You could also use the brightly lit toyhouse in children’s classic, Goodnight Moon...
Learn how light travels and how we see different colours with this Bitesize Scotland Science article for learners at Second Level Curriculum for Excellence.
Jul 31, 2023 · 3. Reflections in a Mirror. In the Mirror, Mirror on the Wall... lesson, students experiment to see how reflective surfaces like mirrors change the direction of light. Using what they learn, students experiment with bouncing light from a flashlight off of reflective surfaces and then see if they can redirect light in a series of mirror bounces to reach from a starting point to a target ...
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Children will learn about light from a range of sources such as the internet, information books and presentations. In Year 3 they may be asked to complete activities such as identifying light sources by playing ICT games, practically sorting light sources or pictures.
