Light & Colour Unit - Kinder to Grade 4

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Introduction Preview
Overview Preview
Keeping it safe
Printable Scope and Sequences for a Light and Colour Teaching Unit
Printable rubrics for assessment on student knowledge of light & colour
Rationale on the prior knowledge quiz
Rationale + Answers for the prior knowledge quiz on variable testing
When to best use the long-form video
Background information on light and colour
Ideas to incorporate cross-curricular teaching for light and colour
Student project ideas for Light & Colour
Common student misconceptions about light and colour
Teacher notes on mixing coloured light + Video (2:44 min)
Teachers notes on the bubble rainbow rings + Video (4:03 min) Preview
Teacher notes on the rainbows on the ceiling activity + Video (2:00 min)
Teachers notes on trapped light + Video (3:14 min)
Teacher notes on the newton colour wheel + Video (2:29 min)
Teacher notes on which materials can you see through + Video (2:08 min)
Teacher notes on the light around the home activity + Video (2:44 min)
Teachers notes on the why are sunsets red activity + Video (3:36 min)
Crossword and Word Search answer sheets
Cloze sentence activity answer sheet
Match the list answer sheet
Rationale on the post knowledge quiz
Rationale + Answers for the post knowledge quiz on variable testing
Have a light & colour show at your school! Preview

Teacher's note Preview
Australian Curriculum Links - Primary School Preview
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Virginia Standards of Learning Preview
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Prior knowledge quiz - Light & Colour
Prior knowledge quiz on variables - Light & Colour
Main Video - Light & Colour 60 minutes
Background on the nature of light
Background on how images form
Activity & Quizzes - Mixing coloured light (2:19 min Video + Printable worksheet)
Activity & Quizzes - Bubble rainbow rings (3:49 min Video + Printable worksheet) Preview
Activity & Quizzes - Rainbows on the ceiling (2:25 min Video + Printable worksheet)
Activity & Quizzes - Trapped light (2:15 min Video + printable worksheets x 2)
Activity & Quizzes - Newton colour wheel (4:13 min Video + Printable worksheet)
Activity & Quizzes - Which materials can you see through? (2:13 min Video + Printable worksheet)
Activity & Quizzes - Hidden light around your home (3:05 min Video + Printable worksheet)
Activity & Quizzes: Why are sunsets red? (2:38 min Video + Printable worksheet)
Variable testing - Does the colour of light affect plant growth?
Experiment report templates (printable worksheets)
Post knowledge quiz - Light & Colour
Post knowledge quiz on variable testing for Light & Colour

Vocabulary list & Quiz for light & colour (printable worksheet)
Crossword puzzle & Word search (printable worksheets)
Cloze sentence activity (printable worksheet)
Match the list (printable worksheet)
Colouring-in sheets (printable worksheets)