Light: Shadows and Reflections
Class 7 · Science
3 ideas in Class 7 Science, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Light and Straight-Line Travel
Part of: Light Sources
This concept explains light and straight-line travel through everyday light observations.
Why it matters. Light helps us see and understanding its path explains shadows and mirror images.
Try it in two minutes
- Identify the light source.
- Trace where light travels or is blocked.
- Connect the path to what is seen.
Try at home. With an adult, observe a safe shadow and how a mirror redirects a torch beam.
Light Passing Through Objects
Part of: Materials and Shadows
This concept explains light passing through objects through everyday light observations.
Why it matters. Light helps us see and understanding its path explains shadows and mirror images.
Try it in two minutes
- Identify the light source.
- Trace where light travels or is blocked.
- Connect the path to what is seen.
Try at home. With an adult, observe a safe shadow and how a mirror redirects a torch beam.
Images in Plane Mirrors
Part of: Reflection
This concept explains images in plane mirrors through everyday light observations.
Why it matters. Light helps us see and understanding its path explains shadows and mirror images.
Try it in two minutes
- Identify the light source.
- Trace where light travels or is blocked.
- Connect the path to what is seen.
Try at home. With an adult, observe a safe shadow and how a mirror redirects a torch beam.
What your child will practise
- Images in Plane Mirrors: Desert Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Images in Plane Mirrors: Ocean Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Light and Straight-Line Travel: Jungle Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Light and Straight-Line Travel: Mission Control Quest (Match It Up)
- Light Passing Through Objects: Lab Explorer Sort (Sort It Out)
- Quiz: Images in Plane Mirrors (8 questions)
- Quiz: Light Passing Through Objects (8 questions)
- Quiz: Light and Straight-Line Travel (8 questions)