Transparent and opaque materials: review
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can name transparent and opaque materials and talk about how they are useful.
Key learning points
- The results of an investigation can tell us which materials are transparent and opaque.
- Materials can be sorted into transparent and opaque.
- Scientists think about how transparent and opaque materials can be useful to us.
Keywords
Material - A material is what an object is made from. An object can be made from more than one material.
Transparent - Transparent materials are completely see-through.
Opaque - Light cannot pass through objects that are opaque.
Results - The result of a test or enquiry is what happened or what was found out.
Common misconception
In comparing the extent of a given property in two materials children may rely purely on observation rather than on active testing.
Ensure children have been able to test materials and generate a set of results.
Teacher tip
Ensure that children have had opportunity to test materials prior to this lesson (see lesson 8 of this unit) so that they have developed an understanding of materials that are transparent and opaque.
Equipment
Results from their own tests from lesson 8 prior to this.
Content guidance
Exploration of objects
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Transparent materials ...
Q2.Which of these photographs shows a transparent material?
Q3.Materials that do not let light through are called ...
Q4.Which of these photographs shows an opaque material?
Q5.Izzy has recorded these results in ...
Q6.What equipment could Laura use to investigate opaque and transparent materials?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these materials is transparent?
Q2.Which of these materials is opaque?
Q3.When we put materials into groups of transparent and opaque, which science skill are we using?
Q4.Transparent materials are useful for making ...
Q5.Opaque materials are useful for making ...
Q6.What do these results tell us?
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