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A series of demonstration, practice, extension and testing activities on light including rainbows, colour mixing, shadows, mirrors, prisms, sunshine, reflection and lasers.
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Colour Mixing An activity to show the combinations of colour using blue, green and red lights.	Colours of the Rainbow A drag and drop activity matching colours with their position in the rainbow.	Find the Alien Spy A game which incorporates the 'Light Sources Module'. Learners have to complete a series of tasks to find the alien spy.	Alien Attack An excellent means of testing understanding of light and its properties.
Coloured Shadows An activity showing the effects of shadows in coloured lights.	Dragon's Mushroom Match A simple game of matching outlines with pictures of mushrooms.	Laser Maze An activity at 3 levels working out paths of reflected light.	Black Box You are given a 'black box' which contains several silver balls. Your aim is to find them. Firing lasers from different places give you clues
Colours game A powerpoint presentation more about how the brain perceives information.	How we see things An animation in which learners are asked to illuminate specific items in the picture using mirrors. There is quiz to test the understanding of the science learned.	Light and Dark An animation asking learners to identify light sources, compare brightness, see colours in the dark and the use of reflective strips for safety. There is quiz to test the understanding of the science learned.	Colour Paint & Light Mixer An excellent activity which could also be used as a demonstration tool. Your task is to match a given colour by mixing your own light and/or paint. Hints are given for those who find this difficult like me.
Colours of the rainbow An animated poem about a frog who colours a rainbow. Introduces young learners to colours and their positions in a rainbow.	Light and Dark A demonstration activity showing the colours of the rainbow.	Light and Shadows An animation asking learners to place items before a light source and compare shadows. Move the light source nearer and further away, up and down. Compare this with shadows cast by the Sun and the Moon. There is quiz to test the understanding.	Light Test A 6 question test marked online covering light sources, shadows, reflections from shiny, dull, smooth and rough surfaces.
Combining Light & Colour A site which shows the changes with more or less of a colour being added.	Light Sources Module An excellent explanation of light sources, reflection and light travelling in straight lines. Learners have to complete a series of tasks as they understand the science.	Light Applications 3 sets of slides on 'Light Sources', 'Shadows' and 'Reflection'. Each considers how these aspects of light are used in the world.	Light Sources Questions A series of questions which test learner's understanding of the science.
Combining Light additive An activity to show the combinations of colour using blue, green and red lights.	Light through a prism A drag and drop activity where learners place colours in their correction position in the prism rainbow. Link here with anacronyms in English.	Light Designer An activity linking sound and light as learners 'mix' light and sound together as a DJ.	Reflection/Mirrors Question A series of questions which test learner's understanding of the science.
Combining Light subtractve An activity to show the combinations of colour using yellow, magenta and cyan.	Matching shadow animals A simple game of matching outlines with pictures of animals.	Operation Light & Shadow An excellent activity that learners will spend hours trying to get through the 8 levels. This requires an understanding of reflection, prisms, transparency and many other properties of light.	Reflection/Seeing Question A series of questions which test learner's understanding of the science.
Fun House Mirrors An explanation of the images from concave and convex mirrors.	Match Shapes/ Shadows 1 A simple 'drag and drop' activity matching shapes with their shadows.		Shadows Questions A series of questions which test learner's understanding of the science.
Infrared Photo Album A series of photographs which can also be seen in infrared mode.	Match Shapes/ Shadows 2 A simple 'drag and drop' activity matching shapes with their shadows.
Kaleidoscope An activity which allows learners to create their own kaleidoscopes.	Match Shapes/ Shadows 3 A simple 'drag and drop' activity matching shapes with their shadows.
LaserLab Show how laser light can be manipulated and put to music.	Match Shapes/ Shadows 4 A simple 'drag and drop' activity matching shapes with their shadows.
Laws of Light An activity showing how both eyes see different images and the effect of parallax.	Match Shapes/ Shadows 5 A simple 'drag and drop' activity matching shapes with their shadows.
Light and Dark An animation asking learners to identify light sources, compare brightness, see colours in the dark and the use of reflective strips for safety.	Mirror Images An explanation of how we see in a mirror. An activity has learners plotting reflected images.
Light and Shadows An animation asking learners to place items before a light source and compare shadows. Move the light source nearer and further away, up and down. Compare this with shadows cast by the Sun and the Moon.	Reflection Mirrors Module An excellent explanation of how light is reflected from mirrors at an equal angle and the image is symmetrical. Learners have to complete a series of tasks as they understand the science.
Light and Sound From the drop-down list on the right hand side. A short video clip explains the similarities and differences of sound and light waves. A simple experiment shows sound waves travelling.	Reflection Seeing Module An excellent explanation of how light is reflected from rough, smooth, dull and shiny surfaces and that we see by light which is reflected from an object. Learners have to complete a series of tasks as they understand the science.
Natural and manmade light A simple powerpoint presentation with examples of both types of light.	Sagwa Let's Eat A simple game of matching outlines with pictures of food on a table.
Primary Colours A simple demonstration of the primary colours and the secondary colours they create when mixed.	Shadow Casting Creating shadow figures using hands.
Reflections Part 1 shows how scale is equal in reflections, Part 2 investigates the angle of reflection and Part 3 the considers symmetry in reflection.	Shadows Module An excellent explanation of how shadows are formed and what alters their size. Learners have the words opaque, transparent and translucent explained. Learners have to complete a series of tasks as they understand the science.
Shadows Part 1 shows how shadows change from 7am to 5pm and between winter and summer. Part 2 shows how shadows change as the light source gets nearer an object.	Sources of Light A series of animated screens. Parts 1 and 2 ask learners to sort light sources by dragging and dropping. Parts 3, 4 and 5 ask learners to identify light sources within pictures.
Sources of Light Parts 1 and 2 ask learners to sort light sources by dragging and dropping. Parts 3, 4 and 5 ask learners to identify light sources within pictures.	Sunshine and Shadows An activity which starts with information followed by a series of questions about light sources and shadows. Shadows in relationship to the Sun is a simple 'drag and drop' activity of pictures. Finally, which objects are transparent, opaque and translucent
Sunshine and Shadows An activity which starts with information followed by a series of questions about light sources and shadows. Shadows in relationship to the Sun is a simple 'drag and drop' activity of pictures. Finally, which objects are transparent, opaque translucent.
The Laws of Reflection 2 slides showing the laws of reflection.
Transparent A powerpoint presentation explaining the words transparent, opaque and translucent.
What is a laser? A series of animated diagrams which explain what a laser is.

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Colours of the rainbow A demonstration activity showing the colours of the rainbow.
Sunrise and Sunset An animation showing the lengthening and shortening of the hours of daylight throughout the year. This is followed by an online quiz.
Shadows An animation showing from sunrise to sunset and change in shadow length. Use the buttons to change the time and drag the ruler over the shadow to record the length on the chart. Complete the online quiz.