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QCA

Science at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 3)

Unit 3F: Light and shadows

QCA

Resources

  • torches with powerful beams
  • combs with widely spaced teeth, cardboard tubes
  • objects of a variety of shapes
  • shadow sticks
  • metre sticks or tape measures
  • compass
  • collection of opaque, transparent and translucent objects and materials eg plastic bottles, fine gauze, thin nylon, wood, acetate, foils, greaseproof paper
  • white cardboard to act as screen
  • overhead projector
  • secondary sources eg reference books, CD-ROMs

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Introduction
2. Making shadows
3. Sunlight and shadows
4. How shadows change through the day
5. Where does the Sun shine?
6. Observing the position of the Sun
7. Showing how the Earth spins
8. Sundials
9. Light and different materials
10. Review