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Year 6 - Science

Light enters our eyes

Light and how it travels

Unit Summary

This unit explores how light travels in straight lines, explaining how we see objects and why shadows form the shape of the object casting them. It focuses on planning scientific enquiries, taking precise measurements, making predictions, and evaluating evidence to present findings.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to explain that we see things when light travels into the eye.

Key Notes

We need light to see things.
We see things when light enters the eye.
The pupil of the eye is an opening that allows light to enter the eye.
Scientific diagrams and models can be used to show how light travels in straight lines and enters the eye.

Vocabulary To Learn

light: We can detect light with our eyes in order to see things.
enter: To enter means to go inside.
pupil: The pupil of the eye is an opening that allows light to enter the eye.
model: A model is used to describe something that can't be experienced directly.
diagram: A diagram is a simplified drawing of information.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

Our eyes produce light, which allows us to see.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the scientific idea in this lesson using two key points.

We need light to see things. We see things when light enters the eye.

2. Define this scientific word and use it in context. 'light'

We can detect light with our eyes in order to see things. Include the word in a full scientific explanation, not as a single label.

3. Correct this common scientific misunderstanding.

Mistake: Our eyes produce light, which allows us to see. Correction: Pupils will be taught that we see when light enters our eyes and will model and draw this themselves.

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