• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Menu
  • Science Experiments For Kids
  • Science Fair Projects
  • Preschool Science
  • Science Facts
  • Printable Experiments
  • Science Sparks Books
  • Science Questions
  • Contact Me
Science Experiments for Kids
Menu
  • STEM Challenges
  • Early Years Science
    • Preschool Science
    • Sensory and Messy Play
    • Understanding of the World
    • Pirate Science Experiments
  • Primary Science
    • Baking Soda Experiments
    • Candy Experiments
    • Biology for Kids
    • Climate Change for Kids
    • Coding for Kids
    • Chemistry for kids
    • Electricity for Kids
    • Magic Science Experiments
    • Harry Potter Experiments
    • Human Body Science
    • Air Pressure Experiments
    • Life Cycles
    • LEGO Science Experiments
    • Kitchen Science
    • Famous Scientists
    • Forces and Motion
    • Science Sparks Snippets
    • Key Stage 1 Science
      • Animals
      • Everyday Materials
      • Plants
      • Coding Activities
      • Humans and Health
      • Fine Motor skills
      • Science and Literacy
    • Key Stage 2 Science
      • Animals, Including Humans
      • Electricity
      • Light
      • Plants
      • Materials and their Properties
  • Key Stage 3
  • Holiday Science
    • Christmas Science
    • Halloween Science
    • Easter Science
  • Storybook Themed Science Experiments
  • Wonderful Women in STEM
menu icon
go to homepage
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • FREE Experiments
  • Science for Kids
    • Kitchen Science
    • Climate Change
    • Egg Experiments
    • Fairy Tale Science
    • Edible Science
    • Human Health
    • Chemistry
    • Inspirational Women
    • Forces and Motion
  • Science Fair Projects
  • STEM Challenges
  • Science Sparks Books
  • Contact Science Sparks
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
  • ×

    Home » Learn about transparent materials with Twinkl

    Learn about transparent materials with Twinkl

    November 25, 2012 By Emma Vanstone 7 Comments

    I reviewed Twinkl Educational Resources recently and was amazed by the sheer amount of fun and educational activities available. Twinkl has a huge range of free materials catering for Early Years, KS1 and KS2 which can be downloaded and printed, as well as extra premium resources which you pay an annual subscription to have access to.

    The site is easy to navigate, and helpfully divided into different subject areas. I was of course drawn straight to the Science section. My 5 year old has been learning about materials at school this term, so I knew he would enjoy this transparent vs non transparent activity which is a great way to learn about transparent materials.

    The idea is to decide whether the items on the squares are transparent or not.

    Learn about transparent materials

    We talked about how transparent objects look clear and you can see straight through them, whilst non transparent objects you cannot see through. We call these opaque.

    I took the activity a step further and collected some objects from around the house, and asked the children to classify them as transparent or non -transparent.

    Learn about transparent materials

    They did a fantastic job sorting the objects for me.

    As they did so well with the sorting, I then showed them some tracing paper. We talked about how we couldn’t see though it when we tried to look, but if we put it on top of another piece of paper we could see the drawing underneath  Tracing paper is an example of a translucent object.

    The Science

    The reason we can see through transparent objects is that they transmit light without scattering it.

     

    Big thanks to Twinkl for the resources for this post. Twinkl also has reward stickers available and gift vouchers for teachers coming soon.

    This is an advertorial post.

    Last Updated on March 17, 2014 by Emma Vanstone

    « Science Magic – the unbreakable egg
    A bit of Christmas Sparkle »

    Safety Notice

    Science Sparks ( Wild Sparks Enterprises Ltd ) are not liable for the actions of activity of any person who uses the information in this resource or in any of the suggested further resources. Science Sparks assume no liability with regard to injuries or damage to property that may occur as a result of using the information and carrying out the practical activities contained in this resource or in any of the suggested further resources.

    These activities are designed to be carried out by children working with a parent, guardian or other appropriate adult. The adult involved is fully responsible for ensuring that the activities are carried out safely.

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. TheBoyandMe

      November 25, 2012 at 4:03 pm

      Love this activity! I’ve used Twinkl quite a bit as a teacher and now as a mum it’s one of my first ports of call. This activity is super simple and really effective.

      Reply
      • ScienceSparks

        November 25, 2012 at 9:40 pm

        Thanks lovely. x

        Reply
    2. Heather Twinkl

      November 25, 2012 at 7:33 pm

      Love this idea, I really like the way you’ve applied your knowledge of science to this post about twinkl! 🙂

      Reply
    3. maggy, red ted art

      November 27, 2012 at 8:38 pm

      My son brought home an activity they did today with the twinkl logo on it.. it is obviously a great resource for his school!

      Reply
    4. maggy, red ted art

      November 28, 2012 at 5:20 pm

      (and Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!

      Maggy)

      Reply
    5. Isil

      December 05, 2012 at 12:23 pm

      Sounds like a great resource.Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    6. Phoebe

      November 07, 2014 at 12:03 am

      Cool Thanks for sharing!!!

      Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Primary Sidebar

    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

    What are you looking for?

    JOIN US!

    Get new experiments straight into your inbox every week!!

    Thank you!

    You have successfully joined our subscriber list.

    .

    Copyright © 2022 Science Experiments for Kids on the Foodie Pro Theme