Classifying with Light

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Translucent materials

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These allow some light through allowing you to see through them but not clearly, e.g. parchment paper, tissue paper, frosted glass.

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Classify

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To arrange in groups based on similar qualities.

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Transparent

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Something that you can see through; allows light to pass through e.g. clear glass.

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Properties

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A quality or trait belonging to an individual or thing.

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Opaque

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Something that you cannot see through; light cannot pass through e.g. brick.

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Light

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A form of energy that makes things visible.

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Reflection

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When light bounces off a surface, e.g. a mirror.

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Refraction

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The bending of light as it passes from one material to another, e.g. a straw in water looks bent.

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Shadow

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An area where light is blocked by an object.

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Color

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The way our eyes see different wavelengths of light.