Experience concept · Science

Light Lab: Follow the Shadow

Move the light. Predict the shadow.

Designed for TutorCentrix

The learner experience

A little curiosity. A lasting understanding.

Move one item at a time, predict the shadow's size or direction, and test it. An experiment notebook keeps paired predictions and observations.

A small object casts a giant shadow when moved closer to a point light.

Learning & evidence

Predict how the relative positions of a light source, opaque object, and screen change a shadow.

A controlled investigation with one changed variable, a correct novel prediction, and an explanation.

Adaptation

Lock two controls for an introductory trial; extend to designing a target shadow and explaining the geometry.

This is a proposed experience. Content and assessment require teacher review before classroom use.