Year 4 – Observing light

Objective

  • Explore some of the properties of light using everyday materials.

Lesson starter

Set up several observa­tional scenarios. The first scenario involves plastic food pots containing different coloured water with a tea light behind set on a large piece of white paper. 

 

 

 

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