Some students may consider light as only a property of large conspicuous luminous objects

Resources to Address This

• Seeing everyday (5-11)

  Ref - Spt HS01 PN01

  This series of activities explores seeing  light from luminous and non-luminous objects.

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• Seeing with light  (11-14)

  Ref - SPT Li01 PN02

  This activity explores seeing luminous and non-luminous objects.

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References

The following studies have documented this misconception:
 

• Osbourne, J., Black, P., Smith, M., and Meadows, J. (1990) Primary SPACE project - light, Liverpool University Press.

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