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Light
 
Demonstration Activities
 
Colour Mixing an activity to show the combinations of colour using blue green and red lights
Coloured Shadows an activity showing the effects of shadows in coloured lights
Combining Light and Colour a site which shows the changes with more or less of a colour being added
Combining Light an activity to show the combinations of colour using blue green and red lights
Combining Light an activity to show the combinations of colour using yellow magenta and cyan
Primary Colours demonstration of primary colours and secondary colours they create when mixed
 
Natural and Manmade Light Powerpoint presentation with examples of both types of light
Light and Dark animation asking you to identify light sources compare brightness see colours in the dark
Sammy's Guide to Light Project Section 1 covers the different sources of light and how they work
Light Sources Module an explanation of light sources reflection and light travelling in straight lines
Light Applications 3 sets of slides on 'Light Sources', 'Shadows' and 'Reflection'
 
Reflection Interactive Diagram Page 2  explanation of how how light is reflected and the uses this has
Reflection Interactive Diagram Page 2 explanation of how light is reflected by a mirror
Reflections Part 1 shows how scale is equal in reflections
Reflections Part 2 investigates the angle of reflection
Reflections Part 3 the considers symmetry in reflection
Reflection Retro-reflective Diffuse Mirror 3 animations showing different types of reflective materials
Reflective Materials how light reflects differently from 4 different types of material
Sammy's Guide to Light Project Section 2 covers light direction shadows and reflection
Fun House Mirrors an explanation of the images from concave and convex mirrors
Laws of Reflection 2 slides showing the laws of reflection
Mirror Images an explanation of how we see in a mirror
Light Applications 3 sets of slides on 'Light Sources', 'Shadows' and 'Reflection'
Reflection Mirrors explanation of how light is reflected from mirrors at an equal angle and symmetrical
Reflection Seeing explanation of how light is reflected from rough smooth dull and shiny surfaces
 
Why we see a rainbow Page 2 interactive diagram explaining why we see different colours in a rainbow
Colours of the Rainbow an animated poem about a frog who colours a rainbow
Colours of the Rainbow a demonstration activity showing the colours of the rainbow
Light and Dark a demonstration activity showing the colours of the rainbow
 
Sammy's Guide to Light Project Section 2 covers light direction shadows and reflection
Shadows Part 1 shows how shadows change from 7am to 5pm and between winter and summer
Shadows Part 2 shows how shadows change as the light source gets nearer an object
Shadows an animation showing from sunrise to sunset and change in shadow length
Sunshine and Shadows an  activity which starts with information followed by a series of questions
Light and Shadows animation asking you to place items before a light source and compare shadows
Daytime Shadows animation showing the length of shadows cast by the Sun at various times of the day
Shadow Casting a site which shows creativity with hands and a light source
Light Applications 3 sets of slides on 'Light Sources', 'Shadows' and 'Reflection'
Shadows explanation of how shadows are formed and what alters their size
 
Colours Game Powerpoint a presentation more about how the brain perceives information
Distances from the Sun shows vastness of Space by time taken for light to travel to certain places
How a Pinhole camera works animation explaining why the image in a pin hole camera is up-side down
Infrared Photo Album a series of photographs which can also be seen in infrared mode
Kaleidoscope an activity which allows learners to create their own kaleidoscopes
LaserLab shows how laser light can be manipulated and put to music

Laws of Light an activity showing how both eyes see different images and the effect of parallax
Electromagnetic Spectrum commentary is too complex but photographs and diagrams may be useful
Transparent Powerpoint presentation explaining the words transparent opaque and translucent
What is a laser? a series of animated diagrams which explain what a laser is
Why light bends through water Page 2 an interactive diagram explaining refraction
 
Practice Activities
 
Colours of the Rainbow an activity matching colours with their position in the rainbow
How we see things you are asked to illuminate specific items in the picture using mirrors
Light Sources Module after the explanation complete a series of tasks as you understand the science
Light through a prism place colours in their correction position in the prism rainbow
Matching Shadow Animals a simple game of matching outlines with pictures of animals
Match Shapes and Shadows 1 a simple activity matching shapes with their shadows
Match Shapes and Shadows 2 a simple activity matching shapes with their shadows
Match Shapes and Shadows 3 a simple activity matching shapes with their shadows
Match Shapes and Shadows 4 a simple activity matching shapes with their shadows
Match Shapes and Shadows 5 a simple activity matching shapes with their shadows
Mirror Images after the explanation an activity has learners plotting reflected images
Sources of Light Parts 1 and 2 ask learners to sort light sources by dragging and dropping

Sources of Light Parts 3, 4 and 5 ask learners to identify light sources within pictures

Sunshine and Shadows starts with information followed by questions about light sources and shadows
Sunshine and Shadows in relationship to the Sun is a simple 'drag and drop' activity of pictures
Sunshine and Shadows which objects are transparent opaque and translucent
 
Extension Activities
 
Find the Alien Spy Game learners have to complete a series of tasks to find the alien spy
Laser Maze an activity at 3 levels working out paths of reflected light
Light and Dark identify light sources compare brightness see colours in the dark
Light and Shadows place items before a light source and compare shadows move the light source
Light Designer an activity linking sound and light as learners 'mix' light and sound together as a DJ
Operation Light and Shadow 8 level activity reflection prisms transparency properties of light
Sammy's Guide to Light Project Section 3 simulation game use your knowledge to save the planet

Reflection Mirrors after explanation complete a series of tasks as you understand the science
Reflection Seeing after explanation complete a series of tasks as you understand the science
Shadows after explanation complete a series of tasks as you understand the science
 
Testing Activities
 
Alien Attack an excellent means of testing understanding of light and its properties
A Black Box contains several silver balls your aim is to find them by firing lasers from different places
Colour Paint and Light Mixer match a given colour by mixing your own light and/or paint
Light and Dark after animation there is a quiz to test understanding
Light and Shadows after animation there is a quiz to test understanding
Light Quiz 6 questions covering light sources shadows reflections from shiny dull smooth rough surfaces
Light Sources a series of questions which test learner's understanding of the science
Reflection and Mirrors a series of questions which test learner's understanding of the science
Reflection and Seeing a series of questions which test learner's understanding of the science
Shadows a series of questions which test learner's understanding of the science
Shadows after the animation complete the online quiz