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HereKEY CONCEPTS for the topic LIGHT!

In this post, we will be taking you and your child through 2 common questions on the topics of Light. These questions relating to the topic light not only test the key concepts on the topic but also require further analysis and/or application skills.

1. Light topic: Light passing through materials

In this first question, students are presented with an experiment to find out how the thickness of a material affects the amount of light passing through it.

 
Click and watch the video below as science specialist Teacher Wei Ting will guide you and your child on how to tackle experiment questions by:

  • identifying the aim of the experiment;
  • identifying the various variables; and
  • describing the relationship between the variables
https://youtu.be/S6UFSEHb3gw

2.Light influence size of shadow

Next is typical light topic question on shadows. Students are expected to be able to readily recall the factors that influence the size of a shadow.

Watch the short video below as I introduce some useful techniques that your child can use when approaching MCQ questions like this!

 

That is all we have for today!

We hope that these videos will help your child to better tackle these questions related to Light in the coming SA1!

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