Description
This unit explores the transmission of light, including absorption, scattering, and reflection, and the use of the ray model in imaging, refraction, and lenses. It also covers energy transfer in various processes, using safe techniques, making accurate observations, and improving reliability.
This unit builds on pupils’ prior learning from Sound, light and vision, where they explored the properties of sound and light waves and how they interact with different materials. It deepens their understanding by examining how light is used to form images through reflection, refraction, and lenses. This prepares pupils for the next unit, Waves, where they will apply their knowledge of wave properties to explore the broader concepts of wave behaviour, including superposition and wave interactions, reinforcing their understanding of how waves function in various contexts.
