Which Colours Are Hotter?

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content descriptions:

Science:

Students learn to:

• identify sources of light, recognise that light travels in a straight path and describe how shadows are formed and light can be reflected and refracted (AC9S5U03)

Relevant parts of Year 5 achievement standards:
By the end of Year 5, students identify sources of light and model the transfer of light to explain observed phenomena.

• Black paper
• Glasses x 2
• Rubber bands x 2
• Thermometer
• Water
• White paper

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• curiosity
• reflection
• critical thinking

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - support students in the theories, practical experimentation, and explaining and recording their observations. 

This is an original Cool+ lesson.

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