Science at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 1)
Unit 1D: Light and dark
Section 2: Light and seeing
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Objectives |
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- that light is essential for seeing things
- that when it is dark other senses can be used to help us find things and identify things
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Activities |
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Children: |
- Create a 'dark area' in the classroom or visit a room in the school which can be darkened with curtains or blinds. Ask children to find a particular child or item in the dark room. Gradually increase the light eg by opening the door, turning on lights one at a time and ask children to say when they can use their sense of sight to identify the child or item. Ask children to say how they tried to find the object and what they do if they wake up in a dark room. If necessary, prompt them to think about using other senses eg hearing and touch when it is dark.
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- describe how they try to find something when it is dark
- recognise they cannot use their sense of sight in the dark
- state that they can see things when there is some light
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Points to note |
Children often have no experience of total darkness and sometimes say they can see in the dark because street lights light up their room when they are in bed.
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activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
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