Light & Seeing in the Dark
Observe that objects in darkness can be seen only when illuminated by a light source
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If you go into a completely dark room with your child, can they explain why they can't see anything until a torch is switched on?
Where this sits on the map
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Builds on
Light & Sound Vocabularyages 6–8Observing that objects need illumination to be seen requires the 'light source' vocabulary
Light & Seeing in the Darkthis skill · ages 6–8
Unlocks
Communication with Light & Soundages 6–7Must understand how light works before designing a communication device using it
Transparent, Translucent & Opaqueages 6–7Must understand light sources illuminate objects before testing how materials interact with light
solid = must come firstdashed = helps
Curriculum alignment
Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).
This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).