WALA: SHADOW PUPPETS

WALA: SHADOW PUPPETS

L.O: to observe that shadows are formed when light travelling from a source is blocked.

INTRODUCTION

Review the previous lesson by asking oral questions.

Shadow puppets

Shadow puppets are silhouettes used to make a story on a screen.

History of Shadow Puppets

Long ago people recorded their History by Telling stories.

In ancient China and Indonesia, Story tellers used shadow puppets to help tell the stories. Each village's storyteller was known as puppet master. He used his hands and even his feet to make the puppets move. He also added noise effects.

To project the shadows onto the screen, he hung a bowl of fire above his head.

OFFLINE ACTIVITY

Make your own shadow puppets

Fun with light and dark

What you need:

Lamp

Cardboard

Sellotape

Pencil

Scissors

Skewers

White wall

WHAT TO DO

• Choose what type of puppets you want. How about your favourite animal? Or your friends and family? Or a scary ghost?

• Draw outlines for your puppets on the cardboard and cut them out.

• Use sellotape to attach a skewer to the back of each of your puppets.

• Put the lamp on the floor or on a table. Point it at the wall and turn it on. Turn off other lights and close the curtains.

• Hold your puppets between the light and the wall. Can you see a shadow on the wall? Move the puppets between the light and the wall to make the shadow different sizes.

QUESTIONS

1. Draw a silhouette of a cat.

2. Compare the light source of a traditional Indonesia show puppet show with the light source you used for your show.

3. Explain why you could not use clear plastic to make shadow puppets.

4. What properties must a material have to make a good shadow puppet?

Conclusion

Mark the questions with students.