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1. Introduction
Click here for introduction to this topic.
Click here for worksheet to go with "The Owl which was afraid of the Dark"
Click here for afraid of the dark poem.
Click here to help your class overcome their fear of the dark.
2. Light and seeing
Click here for ideas on light and seeing.
Click here for a list of light and seeing sights.
Click here for blindfold experiments using smell.
Click here for blindfold experiments using hearing.
Click here to see a worksheet on the topic by the BBC.
3. Sources of light
Click here for ideas on teaching sources of light.
Click here for a simple explanation on the source of light. Good for interactive whiteboard.
Light sources - Lesson plan (quite hard)
Click here for a good BBC lesson plan on light sources.
Click here for a BBC game on the topic.
4. Using lights at night
Click here for ideas on Using lights at night.
Click here for a pictue of the Earth at night. See lots of lights from cities.
Click here for pictures of lights at night.
Click here for a virtual firework display.
5. Seeing in the dark
Click here for ideas about seeing in the dark.
Click here for a lesson plan on light sources and reflectors.
Click here for great lesson plan on seeing in the dark (idea at bottom of page)
6. The Sun
Click here for lessons about the sun as a light source.
Click here for lots of pictures of the sun.
Click here for discussion on looking at the sun.
Click here for great light experiments which explain the sun as a light source.
7. Shiny objects and light sources
Click here for experiments using reflectors.
Click here to learn how the moon is a reflector.
Click here for another moon relection experiment in the class (at bottom of page)
Click here for another reflection experiment.
8. Review