Wondering Highlights from Room 105

Loads of learning has transformed our thinking in room 105 since our return after the break.

We have begun our exploration into light and shadow.  Here are some questions you can ask at home:

What is light?  How does light travel?  Why is light important?  What is the connection between light and shadow?  There are multiple sources of light can you think of some of them?

Here are some vocabulary words to practice:

Here is a web we created to capture  our connections and background knowledge about light.

Light can refract, reflect and be absorbed:  

How can light bend?

We've been connecting math and science by heading outside to measure our shadows at different times of the day:

Do you know what time of day your shadow is the shortest?   

Then we decided to sketch shadows of objects in the embassy, during the afternoon, we get really great sunlight through our windows.  Have a look: