Learning objectives
Knowledge
- To recognise which materials cast a shadow.
Working scientifically
- To ask testable questions and plan how to answer them.
Success criteria
- I can describe
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National curriculum
Science
Light
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should be taught
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should use the Activity: Patterns between materials and shadows: support version that provides specific features to look for in the shadows; could watch the Pupil video: Translucent animals before the lesson to allow more thinking time for the Wrapping up activity.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should explore how shadows are affected by both flat and 3D objects and make comparisons.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing how shadows form; identifying patterns
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can describe that shadows form when light is blocked by a material (usually opaque).
- I can identify patterns between groups of materials and the shadows produced, such as opaque materials forming darker shadows or translucent and transparent materials forming lighter, fuzzier shadows.
- I can recall that the colour, material and position of an object can affect the way a shadow appears.
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Vocabulary definitions
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cast a shadow
To send a shadow in a particular direction.
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opaque
A property of a material where no light can pass through.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 25th January, 2024
