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Sources of Light

Warm, friendly night-window scene for a 9-year-old: a round, pale Moon in a dark-blue sky beside a cozy room with a desk lamp glowing yellow. A small hand-held flashlight sits on the desk next to a shiny silver spoon and a round mirror. Soft cartoon rays leave the lamp and flashlight; faint bounce-arrows leave the Moon and the mirror. No faces in distress, no darkness used as scary, wholesome and curious.
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Big question

What is the difference between making light and reflecting it?

The Moon looks bright, but it is reflecting sunlight rather than making its own light. You will learn how to tell a true light source from a shiny reflector.

By the end

You will be able to sort things into light makers and light bouncers and explain why the Moon is not a lamp in the sky.

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