Exploring Light

Light can be light, dark or somewhere in between

Lesson idea. A teacher-led inquiry into how light or dark different places are. Discussion is helped by having a large display to show a 'bar chart' of the light level, thanks to a data logging device. This lesson introduces the idea of using numbers for light level and terms such as opaque; transparent and translucent.

Teaching approach. This lesson involves the use of higher order questioning^(ta) on scientific method^(ta) topics to engage pupils in an inquiry^(ta) relating to the nature of light, its measurement, and the use of sensors.

Resource details
Title	Measuring Light - Light and Dark
Topic	[[Topics/Measuring|Measuring]]
Teaching approach	[[Teaching Approaches/Questioning|Questioning]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Inquiry|Inquiry]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Scientific method|Scientific method]]
Learning Objectives	Understand that this sensor responds quickly to changes in light and provides a measurement Be aware that the sensor can detect light coming from different directions
Subject	[[Resources/Science|Science]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/Primary age 7|Primary age 7]],  [[Resources/Primary|Primary]]
Additional Resources/material needed	Requires any light sensor and a large display of its readings, for the whole group to see when the level changes. The activity was written around sensing equipment made by Data Harvest UK. http://dataharvest.co.uk
Related ORBIT Wiki Resources	Book of ICT-based activities IT_in_Primary_Science Book of activities using sensors Primary_Science_Curriculum_Activities_with_Sensors
Files and resources to view and download	File:Light dark and somewhere in between?.doc