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    This document provides a science knowledge organiser about light for students in Year 6. It outlines what students should already know about light, what they will learn by the end of the unit, including key facts about light sources and how light travels. The document defines important vocabulary like reflection, refraction, shadows, and light waves. It also includes review questions to assess student understanding of concepts like how shadows are formed and how their size changes with the position of the light source and object.

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    Jeavons Wood Primary School – Science Knowledge Organiser

    Topic: Light Year: 6 Strand: Physics


    Big Question: How does the way light travels, help us see?

    What should I already know?


    •Recognise that they need light in order to see things and that
    dark is the absence of light.
    •Notice that light is reflected from surfaces.
    •Recognise that light from the sun can be dangerous and that
    there are ways to protect their eyes.
    •Recognise that shadows are formed when the light from a
    light source is blocked by an opaque object.
    •Find patterns in the way that the size of shadows change.

    What will I know by the end of the unit?


    Light Sources
    *We need light in order to see things.
    *When there is no light we say it is dark – darkness is the
    absence of light.
    *A light source is something that makes its own light.
    Essential Knowledge
    *Light travels in straight lines
    *Light travels very, very fast - 186,282 miles per second.
    (that’s like travelling around the world over 7 times in a
    second)
    * It is because light travels in straight lines that objects are
    seen, as they give out or reflect light into the eye
    * If something gets in the way of light, a shadow is formed. Vocabulary
    Shadows Refraction When light travels from air into
    How is a shadow formed? * When light from a source is water, it slows down, causing it to
    blocked by an opaque object, change direction slightly. This
    you get a shadow. change of direction is called
    *Because light travels in refraction.
    straight lines, the shadow has Shadow A shadow is a dark area where light
    the same shape as the object from a light source is blocked by an
    blocking the light. opaque object.
    How does the size of the * If an object is moved closer Light Source Light is a form of energy and objects that
    shadow change? to the light sources, the let off this energy (that enables us to see)
    are called light sources. These can be
    shadow gets bigger. categorised into natural and artificial
    * If an object is moved sources.
    further away from the light Darkness The absence of light.
    source, the shadow gets Light Wave Light behaves like a wave and can be
    smaller. defined by its wavelength and frequency.
    The frequency is how fast the wave
    Where will my learning go next? vibrates up and down.
    Year 7: Learning about Light waves. Including the speed of light, Reflection When light from an object is reflected by a
    light waves and the transmission of light through materials. surface, it changes direction. It bounces off
    the surface at the same angle as it hits it.
    Light refraction and light transferring energy from source to Smooth, shiny surfaces reflect light well.
    absorber leading the chemical and electrical effects. Colours Lens A lens is a curved piece of glass or plastic
    and different frequencies of light. that is designed to refract light in a specific
    way.
    Spectrum White light is made up of different
    coloured light that together make up the
    spectrum. If the beam of light is refracted
    the different coloured beams can be seen.
    Jeavons Wood Primary School – Science Knowledge Organiser
    Topic: Light Year: 6 Strand: Physics
    Big Question: How does the way light travels, help us see?
    Q1: Tick the natural light sources; Start of unit End of unit
    Sun
    Torch
    Candle
    Mirror
    Light bulb
    Stars
    Moon

    Q2: Darkness is… Start of unit End of unit


    At night time
    The absence of light
    When light is switched off
    When an object blocks the light

    Q3: Tick the reason why shadows the same shape as the object? Start of unit End of unit
    Because light travels in straight lines
    Because light can’t travel through transparent objects
    Because light can travel through opaque objects
    Because light travels in waves

    Q4: When light bounces off an object into our eye, allowing us to see Start of unit End of unit
    the it, we say the light is_____________ off the object?
    Refracting
    Reflecting
    Jumping
    Shining

    Q5: A shadow gets smaller when; Start of unit End of unit


    The light source moves closer to the object
    The light source moves away from the object
    The object moves closer to the light source
    The object moves further away from the light source

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