Year 3

What is light?

In this lesson we are going to learn about light and dark. We will learn where light comes from and how we can see it. We will also learn about what causes things to be dark.

Year 3

What is light?

In this lesson we are going to learn about light and dark. We will learn where light comes from and how we can see it. We will also learn about what causes things to be dark.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Define light and dark
  2. Identify different light sources

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5 Questions

Q1.
Fill in the blanks: Light comes from a _________ ___________.
Hot object
Correct answer: Light source
Window
Q2.
Light is a type of ________.
Correct answer: Energy
Force
Heat
Q3.
Fill in the blanks: Dark is the ______________
Absence of heat.
Correct answer: Absence of light.
Absence of people.
Q4.
Tick the light source.
Correct answer: Sun
Sunglasses
Window
Q5.
Light travels in ____________
Curved lines.
Correct answer: Straight lines.
Wavy lines.