1. Light & Mirrors

2. To investigate how light interacts with objects.
Learning Objectives
To investigate how light interacts with objects.

3. A Mysterious Letter
Dear Class, I’m writing to you today with a most urgent matter. Next week is the big football final and I am currently very busy preparing a top secret plan which will completely confuse our opponents and ensure the trophy comes home with us. However, the opposing team manager, who is also my neighbour, has been able to guess what my plans are every season for the last 5 years. It is almost like he can see over my fence and around walls! The fences and walls are taller than he is, so how could he be doing this? One of my team suggested your class loves solving mysteries and are experts in the field of science, so I am desperately seeking your help with this matter. Please send me a report on how he could be reading my plans by the end of the week. Include diagrams and full details. Regards, A Friend P.S. Tell nobody of this letter, this is top secret and I’m relying on you to help me bring home the trophy!

4. What Do We Already Know? What do we know about light?
How do we see things?

5. Technical Vocabulary
In small groups match the technical words to their definitions.
Try to think of two or three examples of each one.

6. Investigate Light In pairs investigate light.
Write your thoughts and findings on whiteboards.
How does light travel?
Where does it come from?

7. Our Findings
We investigated light and discovered:

8. Can We See Light?