Rainbow Group

The Light ExperienceThe Light ExperienceThe Light ExperienceThe Light ExperienceBy By

Mary Mary

Andrine Andrine

NeiaNeia

JuliaJulia

MaraMara

MichelaMichela

WillekeWilleke

KyriakiKyriaki

Subjects of activity

• Children and teacher• Classroom Organisation: small

groups(2-4)• Age Group: 6 years old

Action

• Introduction: The teacher will play the song “Somewhere over the rainbow” in order to engage the children in the topic of Light and colours. http://youtu.be/sQgEgd7Q58w

• Playground: Children explore a prism and an artificial light source and sunlight.

Action• The children will explore the properties

of white light using a prism and sunlight as a light source.

• The children will then use monocromatic light source and shine through a prism.

• They will compare and contrast the differences.

White Light and Prism

Monochromatic Light and Prism

Operation

Goals

The child will be enabled to:• recognise that white light consists

of a combination of different colours.

• explore the difference between monochromatic light and sunlight using a prism.