--- title: "Investigating light" url: "https://aberfordprimaryschool.co.uk/blog/2017-10-06-11-26-31-investigating-light" school: "Aberford C of E (VC) Primary School" --- # Investigating light ![Image of Investigating light](https://files.schudio.com/aberford-primary-school/images/blog/th(2).jpg) 6 October 2017 [Mrs Warner](https://aberfordprimaryschool.co.uk/blog/author/jwarner) ## Investigating light Class 4 enjoyed experimenting and investigating shadows this week. They wanted to find out whether certain materials created a coloured or textured shadow! After planning and predicting, they discovered that coloured transparent materials create a coloured shadow (eg. acetate), that coloured translucent materials show a little bit of colour but a fainter shadow as the light scatters (eg. tissue paper), and that opaque materials create a dark, black shadow (eg. card) Here are some of the materials we tested: ![](https://aberfordprimaryschool.co.uk/images/Class%204/IMG_1157.JPG) [Science](https://aberfordprimaryschool.co.uk/blog/tag/science) [ P.E.](https://aberfordprimaryschool.co.uk/blog/2017-10-06-10-12-39-p-e) [Science ](https://aberfordprimaryschool.co.uk/blog/2017-10-06-15-45-00-science) ### Comments ##### Liberty *14 October 2017* It was so fun investigating shadows this week, e wanted to find out whether certain materials created a coloured or textured shadow. ##### Millie B *24 November 2017* I really enjoyed this lesson because we got to learn something new and experiment creatively. I thought the acetate worked the best because it was transparent; transparent means always see-through, translucent means sometimes see through and opaque means NOT see through. ### Leave a Comment ![Aberford C of E (VC) Primary School ](https://files.schudio.com/aberford-primary-school/images/logo/logo-footer(4).png) ### Aberford C of E (VC) Primary School School Lane, Aberford Leeds, West Yorkshire LS25 3BU 0113 2813302 0113 2813302 ### Useful Links - [About Us](https://aberfordprimaryschool.co.uk/our-school/school-day) - [Term Dates](https://aberfordprimaryschool.co.uk/term-dates) - [Admissions](https://aberfordprimaryschool.co.uk/our-school/admissions) - [Contact Us](https://aberfordprimaryschool.co.uk/contact) ### Social Media - [X](https://twitter.com/AberfordPrimary) ### Translation © Copyright 2016–2026 Aberford C of E (VC) Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://aberfordprimaryschool.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)