Learning objectives
- To describe how we see.
- Working scientifically: To draw scientific diagrams.
Success criteria
- I can describe
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National curriculum
Science
Light
Pupils should be taught to:
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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
Could use the Resource: Drawing a ray diagram as a model example when completing the Activity: How do we see?
Pupils working at greater depth
Should try to explain, verbally or with diagrams, why animals such as rabbits have eyes on the side of their head and how this affects their vision.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing that we see luminous objects
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can describe that we see luminous objects by the light given out directly entering our eyes.
- I can describe that we see non-luminous objects by light reflecting off their surface and into our eyes.
- I can explain that our eyes are protected by not shining light directly into them and our pupil changes size to adjust to the amount of light in our environment.
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Vocabulary definitions
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iris
The coloured part of the eye.
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non-luminous
Something that does not give off light.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 31st August, 2023
