Light and Shadows: Pre-Assessment
Completion requirements
Pre-Assessment
Imagine you are on an overnight camping trip with your family or friends. So far, the day has been exciting with hiking and exploring the outdoors. You have been having a lot of fun until you start to notice that the sun is going down and
the woods are starting to go dark. With no streetlights or houses around, you notice for the first time how dark it really gets in the woods at night.
Notebook
Throughout this unit, you will keep a Notebook. The PDF or Word downloads are the pages of your Notebook.-
Create a folder on your computer or in the cloud titled “Light Notebook”.
- Save all of the PDF or Word downloads to this folder.
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When you have completed a Light Notebook activity, always check your answers, to make sure they are correct.
- Your teacher or marker, may ask for your Notebook throughout the course to check your understanding of the material.
Notebook
- Click here to download the pre-assessment activity.
- Complete the activity and check your answers below.
- Save your corrected work to your Light Notebook.
Check Your Answers
Once you have completed this activity, check your answers below.
1. What are some natural sources of light you can use at your campsite after the Sun goes down?
- stars
- the Moon
2. What are some artificial sources of light you can use at your campsite?
- flashlight
- fire
3. Will the light used outside your tent be visible when you are inside your tent? Explain.- Yes. The sides of the tent are translucent (they let some light through), so some of the light from the fire, or flashlight will still shine into the tent.
4. When you use light inside your tent, what do you think people who are outside your tent will see? Explain.- People outside the tent will see some light, and maybe shadows cast by the people and other objects in the tent. You, or other things in the tent may block the light leaving the tent, this can cause shadows.
1. What are some natural sources of light you can use at your campsite after the Sun goes down?
- stars
- the Moon
- flashlight
- fire
- Yes. The sides of the tent are translucent (they let some light through), so some of the light from the fire, or flashlight will still shine into the tent.
- People outside the tent will see some light, and maybe shadows cast by the people and other objects in the tent. You, or other things in the tent may block the light leaving the tent, this can cause shadows.