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Reflection or Refraction Activity

Cut-and-sort activity on light: students sort short descriptions such as looking into a mirror, moonlight over water, a prism and a magnifying glass into reflection and refraction columns.
Grades
Grades 3–10, Elementary, Middle School, High School
Pages
2
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Oct 13, 2026

Subject
Science, Basic Science, Physics
Topic
Reflection or Refraction Activity, Reflection or Refraction
Resource types
Activities, Experiments
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Activity Introduction

An amazing activity designed for the students to learn more about STEM subjects.

Reflection or Refraction

Do you like STEM subjects? what is your favorite one?

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Or have you ever tried to invent something? If yes, tell us more about it. And how do you think it will help us?

Have you ever seen a microorganism under a microscope? What was it? And how it looked like?

Mathematics is a marvelous subject. Let' sharpen our brains and solve some equations.

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Do you know how to code? Have you ever created an app or a game before? If yes, how was it like?

The activity is perfect for encouraging the researching skills for the students, while learning more about this topic.

Reflection or Refraction

This friendly designed worksheet is suitable for students at school, homeschooling, and as a group activity.

Instructions

Cut the items out below and sort them into the correct column.

Format

Available in a PDF format.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish reflection from refraction of light
  • Classify everyday examples of light behavior

Skills covered

  • Classifying examples — deciding whether each light example shows reflection or refraction

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