Pupil blog by Ava and Liam

Light and Dark

Our new topic in Science is light and dark. This week we were investigating light.

For the investigation we needed:

  • A cardboard box
  • Some small objects
  • A pencil
  • A torch

To begin with we put small holes using the pencil in the top of the box to see if we could see the objects inside. We couldn’t see anything.

Next, week put holes in the side of the box and looked to see if we could see an object. We couldn’t see anything.

Next, we shone the torch through the top holes to help us see through the box. We couldn’t see anything.

Then we shone the torch through the side of the box. We could see some items.

The three things that we learnt during this investigation were.

  1. Darkness is the absence of light.
  2. You need light to see
  3. Light travels in straight lines.

Our favourite parts

Ava: “My favourite part of the lesson was creating the poster about different light sources, including, a candle, the sun and a light bulb.”

Liam: “I enjoyed doing the investigation and putting holes in the box to try and see in it”