Why do we need light?

Why do we need light?
This is the second lesson of a unit (6 lessons).

A fully resourced KS2 lesson to explore with the children why we need light, where does light come from and what if there was no light.
It focuses on new scientific vocabulary: emit/emits, absence, light source etc

What’s included:

User Guide
1 editable SMART Notebook
Planning
3 differentiated worksheets
Printable pictures for children to sort.

This lesson gives the children chance to think scientifically about what light is. It also teaches that the opposite of light is darkness, which leads nicely into the next lesson which is about reflection (some objects reflect light rather than being a light source).

It gives them opportunity to discuss in pairs, groups or as a class to develop ideas as the lesson progresses.
Timed activities help to engage, excite and challenge the children. The main learning activity is differentiated 3 ways and the pictures can be used or not.