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Light and shadow

Straight lines. Part of looking closely.

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Light and shadow

Straight lines · Alberta Grade 2 · maddyhelps.com

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Use a torch and a small object on a table. Move the torch closer and further and draw what the shadow does. Light travels in straight lines, and this is how you can see that it does.

Torch far away
Torch close up

What happened to the shadow when the torch came closer?

Sort these: does light go through?

ThingAll of itSome of itNone of it
A window
A curtain
A door
Tracing paper
A hand

For the grown-up

Light and shadow

Closer torch, bigger shadow. Window — all of it, transparent. Curtain and tracing paper — some, translucent. Door and hand — none, opaque.

Why this matters is on the looking closely page. More sheets