Science: Light Transparent Translucent and Opaque

A clear window lets you see a tree outside very clearly. Is the clear window transparent, translucent, or opaque?

A wooden door blocks light. You cannot see what is on the other side. Is the wooden door transparent, translucent, or opaque?

Wax paper lets some light through, but objects behind it look blurry. Is wax paper transparent, translucent, or opaque?

Sort these objects into three groups: clear plastic wrap, brick, frosted glass, book, clean water, tissue paper.

Mia shines a flashlight at a piece of cardboard. No light comes through the cardboard. What word describes the cardboard?

Leo shines a flashlight through a clear plastic cup. The light passes through and he can see the pencil behind the cup. What word describes the clear plastic cup?

A lampshade is made of thin white fabric. It lets light glow through, but you cannot see the light bulb clearly. What word describes the lampshade?

A student says, "A mirror is transparent because it is shiny." Is the student correct? Explain your answer.

Look at three classroom objects: a clear ruler, a sheet of notebook paper, and a plastic folder that makes words look blurry. Label each object as transparent, translucent, or opaque.

Why might a bathroom window be made with frosted glass instead of clear glass?

Complete the sentences: Transparent materials let light pass through and you can see through them clearly. Translucent materials let blank light pass through. Opaque materials let blank light pass through.