Year 6 – How could you light up your life?
How can you use mirrors to see
around blind corners?
How do we know that light
travels in straight lines and is
faster than sound?
We will watch some video
clips to show how light
Reflection:
Children to create a shadow
Children to work in pairs to
play based on a traditional
make a home-made periscope.
story or nursery rhyme.
Children will follow a set of
Children will record on
instructions to make the
iPads to showcase to the
periscope then discuss and
year group.
explore how it works. They will
then draw a diagram of their
periscope and label the
different features.
travels faster than sound.
Children will draw a
range of light sources,
How do your eyes work?
Can you use water colour painting to
create a landscape or still life painting
which shows light and shadow?
We will watch a documentary on the
As the final part of children’s art
explain the properties of
light and draw examples
of how light travels from
the source to the human
eye. Write an explanation
of why light travels faster
than sound.
human eye to learn about the different
parts and their functions. Children will
then draw and label a diagram of an
eye. The will also create an observational
drawing of the human eye.
topic, where they will learn
techniques to show light and dark
through painting, children will
produce a still-life drawing which
shows light and dark tones.