{"id":2521,"date":"2026-01-14T21:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/class2027b\/?p=2521"},"modified":"2026-01-14T21:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:10:08","slug":"science-light-and-shadows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/class2027b\/2026\/01\/14\/science-light-and-shadows\/","title":{"rendered":"Science &#8211; Light and Shadows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Science,\u00a0 we have been learning about the properties of light and how it can be used in a creative ways.<\/p>\n<p>We explored opaque, translucent and transparent materials and completed experiments with torches to see how light is reflected and \u00a0refracted in different ways.<\/p>\n<p>We explored how shadows can shrink and grow depending where the light source is placed.<\/p>\n<p>Finally we made our own shadow puppets and performed our show to the class.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2522\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144242\/IMG_4335-rotated-e1764340980571.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144242\/IMG_4335-rotated-e1764340980571.jpg 945w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144242\/IMG_4335-rotated-e1764340980571-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144242\/IMG_4335-rotated-e1764340980571-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2523\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144247\/IMG_4336-rotated-e1764340991975.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144247\/IMG_4336-rotated-e1764340991975.jpg 945w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144247\/IMG_4336-rotated-e1764340991975-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144247\/IMG_4336-rotated-e1764340991975-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2524\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144251\/IMG_4338-rotated-e1764341000677.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144251\/IMG_4338-rotated-e1764341000677.jpg 945w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144251\/IMG_4338-rotated-e1764341000677-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144251\/IMG_4338-rotated-e1764341000677-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2525\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144255\/IMG_4339-rotated-e1764341011784.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144255\/IMG_4339-rotated-e1764341011784.jpg 945w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144255\/IMG_4339-rotated-e1764341011784-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144255\/IMG_4339-rotated-e1764341011784-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2526\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144300\/IMG_4340-rotated-e1764341025429.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144300\/IMG_4340-rotated-e1764341025429.jpg 945w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144300\/IMG_4340-rotated-e1764341025429-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2025\/11\/28144300\/IMG_4340-rotated-e1764341025429-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shadow Puppet Show<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2561\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210226\/IMG_4675-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210226\/IMG_4675-rotated.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210226\/IMG_4675-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210226\/IMG_4675-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2562\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210230\/IMG_4684-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210230\/IMG_4684-rotated.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210230\/IMG_4684-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210230\/IMG_4684-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2563\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210234\/IMG_4679-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210234\/IMG_4679-rotated.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210234\/IMG_4679-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210234\/IMG_4679-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2564\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210238\/IMG_4692-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210238\/IMG_4692-rotated.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210238\/IMG_4692-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210238\/IMG_4692-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2565\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210242\/IMG_4696-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210242\/IMG_4696-rotated.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210242\/IMG_4696-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210242\/IMG_4696-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2566\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210245\/IMG_4702-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210245\/IMG_4702-rotated.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210245\/IMG_4702-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2027b\/uploads\/sites\/18320\/2026\/01\/14210245\/IMG_4702-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Science,\u00a0 we have been learning about the properties of light and how it can be used in a creative ways. We explored opaque, translucent and transparent materials and completed experiments with torches to see how light is reflected and \u00a0refracted in different ways. We explored how shadows can shrink and grow depending where the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/class2027b\/2026\/01\/14\/science-light-and-shadows\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Science &#8211; Light and Shadows<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27196,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/class2027b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/class2027b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/class2027b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/class2027b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/class2027b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2521"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/class2027b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/class2027b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521\/revisions\/2577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/class2027b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/class2027b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/class2027b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}