ScienceYears 7–8Physics
Light
Understand reflection, refraction and the behaviour of light; draw ray diagrams; explain colour and the visible spectrum
What you'll learn
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Light travels in straight lines — like an arrow zooming from a torch! 🔦
- 2
How does light travel?
- 3
Shine the torch and see where the light beam hits the wall — it's a straight line!
- 4
Let's see how a shadow is made — light can't bend around you!
- 5
Why does a shadow form when you stand in front of a light?
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Move the object to see how the shadow changes — does light bend or stay straight?
- 7
What shape is the path of light from a torch?
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