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Introduction
The unit  'Light and dark' developed #'s understanding of the need for light in order to see things. ^ has learnt that darkness is the absence of light and that in the absence of sunlight other light sources is seen more easily. ~ experimental and investigative work focused on * making ~ own suggestions of how to investigate an idea, making ~ own observations and comparisons and then explaining ~ observations to others. The work in this unit also offered * several opportunities to relate ~ understanding of science to ~ everyday experiences of light and darkness and health and safety issues.
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Seeing
Section 2: Light and seeing

^ was able to describe how ^ finds something when it is dark.
^ recognises that ^ is not able to use ~ sense of sight in the dark.
^ has stated that ~ can see things when there is some light.
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Sources
Section 3: Sources of light

^ was able to identify a number of light sources of different kinds.
^ has made comparisons between light sources in terms of their brightness or colour.
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Night
Section 4: Using lights at night

^ was able to recognise that lights e.g. bonfires, fireworks, candles, show up best when it is dark and that ~ can see these because they are light sources.
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Dark
Section 5: Seeing in the dark

^ has recognised that a torch will enable an object in a 'black box' to be seen but that when there is no light ~ was not able see the object.
^ recognises that some torches give brighter light than others.
^ has explained that objects are easier to see in brighter light e.g. this torch was brightest and I could see the toy car best.
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The Sun
Section 6: The Sun

^ has identified changes that occur when the Sun goes behind a cloud and ^ recognised that these were different from changes at nightfall.
^ can explain that the Sun is a source of light even when it is behind a cloud.
# has explained why it is dangerous to look directly at the Sun e.g. you mustn't look at the Sun because it's very bright and burns your eyes.
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Shiny objects
Section 7: Shiny objects and light sources

^ was able to recognise that a shiny object needs a light source if it is to shine.
# is able to explain that a shiny object doesn't shine in a dark room.
^ could say whether ^ expected the reflective strips to shine near a light source. 


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Comment 9
Section 8: Review

# has produced a collage which made a clear distinction between night and day.
# has produced a collage or picture which made a clear distinction between dark and light.
# has produced a picture which made a clear distinction between night and day.
# has produced a collage or picture which makes a clear distinction between dark and light.
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