Year 6 · Science
Light Travels In Straight Lines
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Focus on light travelling in straight lines and refraction. Open support for “Identify Light Sources”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 6 learners practise explaining how light travels and changes direction in refraction.
The activities include Identify Light Sources, Investigate the Refraction of Light and the Visible Spectrum, Investigate the Visible Spectrum, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching-practice, practice, teaching. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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- Identify Light Sources — support from Oak National Academy
- Investigate the Refraction of Light and the Visible Spectrum — support from BBC Bitesize Science
- Investigate the Visible Spectrum — support from BBC Earth Science
- Look at How Light is Reflected off Mirrors — support from Oak National Academy
- Look at the Refraction of Light and the Visible Spectrum — support from BBC Bitesize Science
- Predict How Light Will Reflect — support from Oak National Academy
- Understand How Light is Reflected — support from Oak National Academy
- Understand Reflective Surfaces and the Law of Reflection — support from Oak National Academy
- Understand Refraction — support from Oak National Academy
- Understand Refraction and the Visible Spectrum — support from BBC Bitesize Science
- Understand the Effect of Light Travelling in Straight Lines — support from Oak National Academy
- Understand the Law of Reflection — support from Oak National Academy
- Understand the Properties of Light — support from Oak National Academy
- Understand What Makes a Good Reflective Surface — support from Oak National Academy
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Light sources and light reflectors
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Refraction of Light
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Newton's Light Spectrum Experiment
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Changing the direction of light
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Measuring Reflected Light: Do and Review
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How light travels
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Y6 Light: Seeing Colours Lesson 5
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Light - KS2 Science
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Science: Light Year 6 Knowledge Organiser
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Y6 Light Travels in Straight Lines Activity Pack
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Mirrors and Reflected Light KS2 Teaching PowerPoint
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Building a Periscope Step-by-Step Instructions
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Light sources and light reflectors worksheet and quiz downloads
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Changing the direction of light worksheet and quiz downloads
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How light travels worksheet and quiz downloads
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