I have a free light lapbook and light crafts for kids. Light is a form of energy that helps us see the world around us.
From sunlight streaming through a window to a rainbow appearing after a rainstorm, light is part of our lives. And studying light is not just a subject for younger kids.
Begin with the basics of energy but move on to introducing terms like waves, reflection, refraction, color, and the electromagnetic spectrum.
And light is one of those science topics that makes it easy to combine reading, experimentation, and hands-on learning.
Next, for a light unit study, I like combining biographies of scientists with engaging science books.
Some are narrative nonfiction rather than traditional living books, but they are all fun resources to help your child understand about light and activities.
6 Books About Light For Kids
Living books introduce scientific ideas through interesting stories, memorable people, historical discoveries, and descriptive writing.
Here is a man with an imagination so large that just ?by thinking on it,? he invented calculus and figured out the scientific explanation of gravity. Kathleen Krull presents a portrait of Isaac Newton that will challenge your beliefs about a genius whose amazing discoveries changed the world.
Famed for his supposed encounter with a falling apple that inspired his theory of gravity, Isaac Newton (1642–1727) grew from a quiet and curious boy into one of the most influential scientists of all time. Newton's Rainbow tells the story of young Isaac―always reading, questioning, observing, and inventing―and how he eventually made his way to Cambridge University, where he studied the work of earlier scientists and began building on their accomplishments. This colorful picture book biography celebrates Newton's discoveries that illuminated the mysteries of gravity, motion, and even rainbows, discoveries that gave mankind a new understanding of the natural world, discoveries that changed science forever.
When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land.
Light is all around you! It comes in many forms: Light from the sun brightens our day, firelight flickers in the night, electric lights fill our homes—and some animals even make the sea glow.
With lively illustrations and diagrams and clear, engaging text, this Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out picture book is an engaging look into the many ways that light brightens our world.
Born in England in 1643, Isaac Newton grew up in the age when Renaissance thinkers were challenging accepted ideas throughout Europe. Fascinated by all earthly science, Newton developed laws of motion and universal gravitation which also furthered our understanding of the movement of celestial bodies. This vibrant biography profiles the famed physicist as an acclaimed mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, philosopher, and inventor as well. Readers will discover the genius who inspired Alexander Pope to write.
Isaac Newton and Physics for Kids paints a rich portrait of this brilliant and complex man, including 21 hands-on projects that explore the scientific concepts Newton developed and the times in which he lived. Readers will build a simple waterwheel, create a 17thcentury plague mask, track the phases of the moon, and test Newton’s Three Laws of Motion using coins, a skateboard, and a
model boat they construct themselves. The text includes a time line, online resources, and reading list for further study. And through it all, readers will learn how the son of a Woolsthorpe sheep farmer grew to become the most influential physicist in history.
Then look at some resources and activities about light.
LIGHT CRAFTS FOR KIDS
- Why Does A Rainbow Appear After A Drizzle | Magic Rainbow Experiment
- Shadow Puppets You Can Do!
- R is for Rainbow Craft for Preschool | Fun Rain Mobile
- 3 Things Light Can Do Activities
- Free Isaac Newton Lapbook for Kids Who Love Hands-on Science
- Easy Northern Lights Crafts for Preschoolers
- Ancient Greece Unit Study Refraction Activity
- How to Make a DIY Homemade Spectroscope | Bring Light Refraction to Life!
- Make A Rock Sundial and learn about shadows
- Letter S Sun Craft Activity for Preschoolers (Free Template)
Last, look at the minibooks included in this free download.
FREE LIGHT LAPBOOK MINIBOOKS
- How Light Interacts With Different Materials
- Fun Facts
- All About Light
- What is Light
- Shadows
- Refraction
- Reflection
- Make a Shadow
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