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How light travels and how we see

Year 6 · Upper Key Stage 2 · S6-LIGHT — Light travels in straight lines; how we see; shadows have the same shape as the object

Draft — awaiting teacher review

Builds on: Light and shadows (Year 3), Scientific enquiry and fair tests (Year 6)

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Concept Anchor

Light travels in straight lines. We see an object when light from a source bounces off it and enters our eyes. A shadow forms when an object blocks the light, so it has the same outline as the object.

Worked example

How do you see a book in a lit room?

  1. 1.Light comes from the lamp.
  2. 2.It bounces off the book.
  3. 3.It travels in a straight line into your eyes.
II

Guided Check

Why can you not see round a corner?

    III

    Independent Diagnostic Practice

    Q1Year 6S6-LIGHT — How we see·Fluency·●○○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    How do you see a book in a lit room?

    Q2Year 6S6-LIGHT — Why shadows form·Reasoning·●●○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    Why does an object make a shadow?

    Q3Year 6S6-LIGHT — Shadow shape·Problem Solving·●●○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    A torch shines straight at a card cut into a triangle. What shape is the shadow?