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The document is a science revision sheet about light and shadows for 6th grade students. It contains questions and activities about how shadows are formed, factors that affect shadows, materials that light can pass through, reflection of light, and how prisms change light. The questions start at a basic level and increase in difficulty through different sections labeled "Beginning," "Developing," and "Exceeding."

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End of Term Revision Sheet Year 6 1

The document is a science revision sheet about light and shadows for 6th grade students. It contains questions and activities about how shadows are formed, factors that affect shadows, materials that light can pass through, reflection of light, and how prisms change light. The questions start at a basic level and increase in difficulty through different sections labeled "Beginning," "Developing," and "Exceeding."

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REVISION SHEET – YEAR 6 SCIENCE

Light and Shadows

Beginning
Question 1

(a) At night, Ben switches on the lamp in his room.

There is a shadow of the chair on the floor.

Explain how the shadow is formed from the light of the lamp.

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Question 2

Kelly is drawing around Peter's shadow.

How could Peter make the shadow of his head bigger? Tick TWO

boxes.

move closer to the paper move closer to the lamp

use a bigger lamp use a brighter lamp

move the lamp closer move the lamp further away

(d) Explain how Peter's shadow is formed on the paper.

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SCIENCE DEPARTMENT 9
Developing

Question 2

The things below all make shadows in light. Draw ONE line from each object to the shadow it could
make. Use each shadow ONCE.

(b) Jenny investigates which materials allow light to pass through. She holds different materials
out in the sun.

Complete the table below to predict Jenny’s results.

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(c) Jenny sits by a lamp.

A shadow forms.

She wants to see if any other objects will cause a shadow in a dark room. She turns the lamp
off. She sits in front of these objects instead of the lamp:

television mirror plant night safety jacket


(i) Which ONE of these four objects will cause a shadow of Jenny in a dark room?

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(ii) Why does a shadow form when Jenny sits in front of this object?

Tick ONE box.

Because the object...

is translucent. reflects light.

is a light source. is transparent.

Secure

Question 3

(a) The girl is looking at the large mirror in front of her.

She can see the reflection of the back of her head.

The hairdresser is holding a small mirror.

An arrow has been drawn to show the direction of some light.

Draw TWO more arrows to show how the girl can see the reflection of the back of her head.
(b) The scissors look shiny.

Why do scissors look shiny?

Tick ONE box.

Light passes through them.

They are sharp.

They reflect light.

They give out light.

Question 4

Class 6 are using a light sensor and the computer. They measure the amount of light reflected from
different surfaces. Here are their results:

a. Which light reading is from polished metal?

………………………………………………………………………………………………

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b. Which surface was the black painted wall?

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

c. Complete the sentences to say what type of reflector each of these surfaces is.

i. Shiny metal is a ………………………… reflector.

ii. A black painted surface is a …………………………… reflector.

Question 5

a. Class 6 shone a light at a mirror at different angles. Complete the table.

b. Elena uses a piece of flat aluminium foil to look at her reflection.

She then squeezes the foil into a ball, unfolds it and looks at her reflection in the foil again. What is the
difference and why?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Exceeding
Question 6

Harry shines a torch through a prism.

The light changes direction in the prism.

Describe ONE other change that happens to the light as it passes through the prism.

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SCIENCE DEPARTMENT 8

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