Investigate light, dark and shadows in your setting using the light box, torches, dark den and other equipment in our loans box.
Curriculum links
ELG: The Natural World – Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter.
What’s in the box?
Activities to support the use of this box in school and at home
This box supports our Play Be C lighting technician unit.
Activities include:
- Investigating light and shadow
- Making lanterns
- Sun dials
- Shadow puppets
- Light box activities
Discover how to create shadows using a toilet roll tube, a torch, some cling film and paper, stickers or foil with our shadow tube activity.
Careers links
Download the lighting technician poster.
The Primary Science Teaching Trust has some additional careers links you may like to look at. These are called “A scientist just like me” and introduce children to a diverse range of scientists.
The downloadable power points relevant to this box are:
