SCIENCE ASSESSMENT

– PART 2
FOR THE SECOND PART…

You will be working in small

groups to create shadow puppets
to present what you have learned
about light.
YOUR SHADOW PUPPET
PRESENTATIONS MUST
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS…
Question 1. How does light help us to see?
Question 2. How does light travel and how far does it travel?
Question 3. What is a shadow?
Question 4. What happens when light from a torch hits
• black card?
• a mirror?

Question 5. Draw what you see when a glass of water has a spoon in it – what is this process called?

Question 6. Describe in your own words how the evolution of light has impacted peoples lives and helps to solve
problems?

Question 7. Draw a ray diagram of your investigation, including the torch, glue stick and measuring screen
YOUR PRESENTATION CAN
BE…
•A recorded video with speech.
•A book (with drawings and written
words).
•A information poster (with drawings).
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT FOR
YOUR SHADOW PUPPET
PRESENTATION
• How will you make your shadow puppets so that each has its own unique features
when it casts its shadow?
• What materials will you make the puppets from?
• How will using transparent, translucent and opaque materials/objects affect the
puppets’ shadows?
• How will you hold and move the puppets?
• If you want the shadows to change size, where will you need to hold them in
relation to the light source?