Light+and+Dark

= We are finishing our unit all about Light and Dark. We have looked at light and dark in many different ways. We have always come back to the two main questions and looked for connections... = = 1. How does light behave? = = 2. How do light and dark affect or impact our lives? = =media type="youtube" key="Lf4p9LvIaZI?fs=1" height="385" width="480"=

Day and Night - have a look at this super little animated short to think about the differences between day and night.

media type="youtube" key="2HXNiLYtHoU?fs=1" height="385" width="480" Then check out these Day and Night real life images....... media type="youtube" key="5CfKx50jbAo" width="425" height="350"

We are going to be doing lots of experimenting and scientific thinking about how light behaves and how light and dark affect our lives.

Here is some vocabulary that is important to try and understand .........

** light, **

dark .................. light source  ........................natural light ...................artificial light

shadow ......................rainbow .......................... reflect .................................. absorb

give out light ................ translucent .....................transparent .........................opaque

shiny ........................dull .............................bright ......................................dim

ray .....................beam of light ............................sunrise ....................................sunset

dusk .................dawn ..................................cycle ................................spin

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">rotate ...............................observe .....................................record (information)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">behaviour ................change ............................function .................................relfect

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">reflection ..............................inquire .................................... experiment ...................conclusion

prediction .........................result ...........................conclusion

please have a look at this online lesson and let your child tell you their ideas about what they have learned....
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