Can light go

through
things?

Light And shadow

Steps to Success
1) Identify how light
behaves with certain
materials.

2) Know what the words

‘translucent’ ‘transparent’
and ‘opaque’ mean.

3) Understand how different

materials would behave when
light is shone on them.
 Where is light coming from?

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 Letting light through
Your task: Create a
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Click here to check your

knowledge
 Your Task
Look around the school.
Can you find 7 things for
each property?

Transparent Opaque Translucent

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 Final Thing
Imagine how we would
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curtain wasn´t
opaque!
Steps to Success
1) Identify how light
behaves with certain
materials.

2) Know what the words

‘translucent’ ‘transparent’
and ‘opaque’ mean.

3) Understand how different

materials would behave when
light is shone on them.