Light Fantastic

light, electricity & renewable energy

Communicators with child in goggles

Without Professor Luminate, Freddie Firefly is in real trouble.

His tail light has gone out and he can’t illuminate the forest. Can Flicker, his junior assistant help Freddie find a new forest-friendly light?

Learn about the nature of light, where it comes from, how it’s made, and whether or not it’s costing us the Earth.

Age group
P4 - P7
Duration
1 hour
Cost
£150 per show, £280 for 2, £410 for 3
Curriculum
Our Physical World
Capacity
70 pupils

Curriculum links: properties & uses of energy

Download accompanying teachers' notes:

Light-Fantastic-Teachers-Notes.pdf (Adobe PDF - 116Kb)

Generation Science 2008 Programme


Edinburgh International Science Festival