How We See
Light Travel
Bonus
Vocab
Examples In Action
100
We see objects when _______ reflects off them and enters our eyes.

What is light.

100

Light travels in _______ lines. 

What are straight lines. 

100

What is the order that light travels in? 

What is light, eyes, brain. 
100

An animal who is hunted and eaten by other animals?

What is prey.

100

When lights are off, can you see? Why or why not? Must explain why. 

No, because no light is reaching your eyes. 

200

If there is no ______, we can't see anything. 

What is light.

200

What happens when light is blocked?

It creates a shadow.
200

Which animal did we study the first day of this chapter? Hint: they are going extinct in the Rainforest. 

What is the Tokay Gecko. 

200

When light bounces off a surface, that's called _______?

What is reflection. 

200

What happens when you shine a flashlight on metal?

The light will reflect off the metal. 

300

Some objects make their own light. What are these called? 

What are light sources.

300

Light can either bounce off (reflect) an object, pass through it, or be _________?

What is blocked. 

300
Imagine you are in a cave with no light. You can't see a thing at all. Suddenly, someone turns on a flashlight. Explain why you can now see the walls of the cave. 

Because the light reflects off the walls of the cave and enters your eyes. 

300
An object that blocks all light is called _______?

What is opaque?

300

What happens when light hits glass?

The light will pass through. 

400
Name one example of a light source.

Accepted Answers: Sun, flashlight, lamp, or fire. 

400

When light hits a mirror, what happens?

It reflects (bounces back)

400

The Sun helps us see because it is the biggest ________ near Earth. 

What is light source. Potential accepted answer could be Star. 

400

An object that lets some light through is _________?

What is translucent.

400

What happens when light hits a piece of wood?

The light is blocked and will form a shadow. 

500

Why can't we see an object in complete darkness?

Because no light is reflecting off the object into our eyes. 

500

If you shine light through a window, what happens?

The light passes through (transmits). 
500
State the Five Senses animals use to survive in their environment. 

1. Sight

2. Smell

3. Taste

4. Hearing

5. Touch

500

An object that lets light pass through easily is ________?

What is transparent.

500

What happens when you shine light through colored/painted glass?

Some light will pass through (translucent). 

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