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Light: Reflection, Refraction and Colour — Interactive Lesson (Ages 11–14)
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Light: Reflection, Refraction and Colour — Interactive Lesson (Ages 11–14)

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Pupils describe how light travels, use the law of reflection with the normal, and tell specular from diffuse reflection.

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Lesson at a glance

What pupils will learn

  • Describe how light travels.
  • Use the law of reflection.
  • Explain refraction and its effects.
  • Describe how a convex lens focuses light.
  • Explain dispersion, filters and the colour of objects.

Curriculum

UK
Year 8 Science, National Curriculum (England)
Topic area
Waves
US equivalent
Grade 7 (year level only; not mapped to US standards)

What the lesson covers

  • How Light Travels
  • The Law of Reflection
  • Refraction
  • Lenses
  • White Light and Colour

How it is interactive

  • 3 multiple-choice questions
  • 2 true or false questions
  • 1 fill-in-the-blank question
  • 1 sorting and ordering task
  • 1 sentence-writing task
  • 1 drag-the-words sentence
  • 1 reveal card

Feedback and what you get

Questions are marked automatically as pupils answer: a sound and a character reaction show straight away whether they are right, and correct answers earn points, with a results screen at the end. Sentence-writing tasks are for pupils' own answers and are not marked automatically.

A 18-slide interactive lesson that runs in any web browser on a computer, tablet or interactive whiteboard. Members open it online from their year group page. Buying it on its own gives you a .zip download to unzip and open.

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Mirrors, rainbows, spectacles and stage lights all control light. This 18-slide interactive lesson on reflection and refraction takes pupils from first ideas to exam-style explanations, with 9 self-marking activities and nothing to prepare beforehand.

Teaching Light: Reflection, Refraction and Colour in KS3 Science

Pupils describe how light travels, use the law of reflection with the normal, and tell specular from diffuse reflection. They explain why light bends towards or away from the normal, how a convex lens focuses light, how a prism disperses white light into a spectrum, and predict the colour of objects seen through filters or under coloured light.

What Pupils Will Learn

  • Describe how light travels.
  • Use the law of reflection.
  • Explain refraction and its effects.
  • Describe how a convex lens focuses light.
  • Explain dispersion, filters and the colour of objects.

What’s Included

  • 18-slide interactive lesson
  • 9 self-marking activities: multiple-choice questions, true-or-false checks, sorting tasks, drag-and-drop categorising and fill-in-the-gap questions
  • Step-by-step teaching cards that reveal one point at a time
  • A written explanation task with a model answer for self-assessment

Why Teachers Love It

  • No prep — open it on an interactive whiteboard, laptop or tablet
  • Instant feedback explains every answer, right or wrong
  • Everyday examples make physics feel real
  • Works for whole-class teaching, independent study or revision

Curriculum Alignment

Supports the UK Key Stage 3 Science curriculum and Nigerian Junior Secondary Basic Science (JSS2), building the foundations pupils need for GCSE, WAEC and NECO.

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FAQ

What year groups is this for? Year 8 (ages 11–14), and JSS2 in Nigeria.

Is it self-marking? Yes — all 9 activities give instant feedback.

Do pupils need to log in? No. The lesson runs in any modern web browser.

Can I use it for revision? Yes. Pupils can replay it as often as they like, and the results screen shows which questions to review before a test.

Year GroupYear 8 Science
Resource Type🎓 Interactive Lesson & Activities
FormatDigital Only
CurriculumEngland & Wales — KS3 (Year 8)
Added26 October 2026

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