Teachers’ Notes TOPIC:
Light and Sound - ‘Bending light’.
SKILL/S: Investigation; observation; recording.
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EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:
Torch. Mirror. Worksheet.
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Children will be able to: Demonstrate by illustration that light can be made to turn corners.
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Discuss the concept that light can be made to turn corners through reflection. In real terms we can’t ‘bend’ light around a corner. Light can be ‘refracted’ through an object such as a prism or water, or ‘reflected’ from a mirror. The term ‘bend’ as used on the activity sheet refers to ways of changing the direction of light rays.
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Provide a glass of water containing a coin so that children can observe from above and note the illusion that the coin appears closer to the surface than it is.
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