Summary
A short PBS LearningMedia collection of Hero Elementary clips and an activity about light. Children investigate how light behaves when it shines on different materials -- some let light through, some block it, and some bounce it back.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
These clips are about what light does when it hits different things.
- What happens when light shines on something you can see through?
- What happens when light hits something solid?
- How do we use light to see in the dark?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: light, shine, through, block, reflect.
Try it:
- Test how light passes through paper, a window, and a book.
- Sort the objects into "lets light through" and "blocks light."