Learning objectives
- To explain how mirrors are helpful.
- Science in action: To explore different jobs or inventions that depend on reflection.
Success criteria
- To recall a
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National curriculum
Science
Light
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should be taught
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Reflection brain dump and ask the children to write down everything they can remember about reflection on a whiteboard.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should use the Resource: Light and reflection knowledge organiser as a prompt sheet to help summarise how reflection occurs; could write an acrostic poem that spells out ‘reflection’ for the Main event activity.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should evaluate how useful mirrors are in each scenario, considering advantages and disadvantages; could think of a unique use of a mirror to summarise; should draw comparisons that include similarities and differences between the uses of mirrors.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recalling a range of
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can recall a range of uses of mirrors and reflection, such as rear-view mirrors or for use in dentistry and hairdressing.
- I can describe how a mirror is used to reflect light in different situations, for example, looking at inaccessible surfaces of teeth, looking at the back of your head or a safe way of checking around a moving vehicle.
- I can describe how light is reflected, including light travelling in straight lines and reflecting evenly from a smooth mirror surface.
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Vocabulary definitions
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evaluate
To judge and form an opinion on something using positives and negatives.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 10th October, 2024
