Nursery World - Lighten up

Use the dark winter days as an excuse to turn on the torches and investigate the concepts of light and dark, with these scientific activities by Helen Shelbourne Make the most of the dark nights and winter weather by organising a project on light and dark, which offers plenty of opportunity for scientific exploration.

Make the most of the dark nights and winter weather by organising a project on light and dark, which offers plenty of opportunity for scientific exploration.

Adult-led activities

In the box

Help children to explore the concept of light and dark

Key learning intentions

To investigate objects using their senses

To enjoy using spoken language and readily turn it into their learning

Adult:child ratio 1:1

Resources

* Torch * variety of familiar objects * a lidded box covered with black paper, with a peephole in one end, and a bigger hole in the other end, large enough for the children to pass their hand through

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