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Year 7 · Science

Light Waves

Year 7 learners practise properties of light and the colour spectrum.

The activities include Compare Properties of Different Colours of Visible Light, Describe What Happens When Light Hits an Object, Explain Dispersion and the Spectrum of White Light, and related practice. The checked support below includes teaching, lesson, video, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Compare Properties of Different Colours of Visible Light
  • Describe What Happens When Light Hits an Object
  • Explain Dispersion and the Spectrum of White Light
  • Recall Basic Properties of Light

Checked learning resources

  • Oak lesson slides: The Visible Spectrum

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    KS3 science lesson. I can describe what white light is, and explain why a visible spectrum can be produced from white light. White light from the Sun and light bulbs consists of light of all the colours in the visible li

  • Sound, light and vision

    Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 Science resource matched to properties of light and the colour spectrum.

  • Waves - KS3 Physics

    BBC Bitesize · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 Science resource matched to properties of light and the colour spectrum.

  • Visible light and additive mixing of light guide for KS3 physics students

    BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Learn about the spectrum of colours found in visible light, how to split white light and the primary and secondary colours of light in this guide for KS3 physics students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize. Key points The spec

  • Reflection guide for KS3 physics students

    BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Learn about the law of reflection, how to draw a ray diagram and the difference between diffuse and specular reflection with this guide for KS3 physics students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize. Key points Reflection and ray

  • Ray diagrams and transmission of light guide for KS3 physics students

    BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Learn about how light is transmitted through different materials and how to create ray diagrams to show light transmission with this guide for KS3 physics students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize. Key points Different mater

  • Oak worksheet: Reflecting Colour

    Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    KS3 science lesson. I can explain the colour of an object in white light and in coloured light. Colour is detected in the eye by the R, G and B ‘cone cells’ that each detect a range of colours of light. The colour of an

  • Oak lesson slides: Reflecting Colour

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    KS3 science lesson. I can explain the colour of an object in white light and in coloured light. Colour is detected in the eye by the R, G and B ‘cone cells’ that each detect a range of colours of light. The colour of an