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Light & Shadows

How light travels, and why shadows change size.

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What this lesson covers

Light & Shadows is a 6-part Class 3 Science lesson. Each part makes one point and then hands over to the next, so it can be read in a sitting or picked up again at the part you stopped on. It defines the idea in plain words before using it, works through an example step by step, breaks the topic into its parts and compares them, ends with a recap of what to remember.

How it begins

Light comes from a source, the Sun, a lamp, a fire. It travels in straight lines, which is why it cannot bend round a corner.

The 6 parts

  1. Light travels in straight lines
  2. Blocking the light
  3. See-through or not
  4. Changing the size
  5. Shadow scientist!
  6. Watch one worked through

Practise Light & Shadows

Everything on QuizByt for Class 3 Science that goes with this lesson: read it first, then test yourself while it is fresh.

๐Ÿง  7 quizzes on Light & Shadows (4 easy, 2 medium, 1 hard)

Work up from easy to hard: the hard quiz asks the Class 3 exam-style questions on Light & Shadows.

๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ Printable worksheet

Light & Shadows on paper for Class 3, with room to write the working out. Preview the first page free.

๐ŸŽฎ Games for Class 3 Science

Memory and reasoning games at the right level for Class 3. Passing a quiz on Light & Shadows earns the credits that open them.

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