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Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about how sound is produced and changed and how sound and/or light can be used to communicate. Plan and carry out an investigation utilizing everyday objects to produce sound and predict the effects of changing the strength or speed of vibrations.
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Light Science Lessons and Activities for Elementary School Students, Grades 1-3
1. In the Can You See Through Me? lesson, students experiment with materials to see how they absorb, scatter, transmit, or reflect light. As they observe how much light passes through a material, students correlate their findings with whether a material is labeled as translucent, transparent, or opaque. Questions: Are there any materials that allow all light through? Are there any materials that absorb alllight? 2. What happens when you walk down the street and the sun is in front of you? A s...
Light Science Lessons and Activities for Grades 4-8
1. In the How Many Colors in a Rainbow? activity, students use a pan of water, the sun, and sheets of colored paper to create rainbows. The activity helps students explore how refraction creates the colors we see in a rainbow (or when using a prism). Different colors of light have different wavelengths, so when each color bends (refracts) and then bounces back out of something like a water drop, the colors all refract at different angles, which enables us to see a rainbow of colors. Questions...
Physics of Light Lessons and Activities for High School Students
1. In physics, students learn that the speed of light is a constant: 299,792,458 meters per second. However, this is only true in a vacuum. Light actually slows down when it passes through other materials. The Using a Laser to Measure the Speed of Light in Gelatin project gives students a chance to explore this firsthand by using a laser to measure the speed of light in gelatin. In this project, students use Snell's law (about the trajectory of light as it passes from one medium to another) a...
When teaching about visible light, students learn that light is a form of energy and travels in waves (similar to sound). As students explore the physics of light, they are introduced to the electromagnetic spectrum and the portion that constitutes visible light. In a variety of hands-on experiments and activities, students can explore the absorpti...
The following word bank contains words that may be covered when teaching about visible light using the lessons and activities in this resource. 1. Angle of incidence 2. Electromagnetic radiation 3. Electromagnetic spectrum 4. Frequency 5. Illuminance 6. Index of refraction 7. Inverse square law 8. Infinity mirror 9. Infrared 10. Joly photometer 11....
Collections like this help educators find themed activities in a specific subject area or discover activities and lessons that meet a curriculum need. We hope these collections make it convenient for teachers to browse related lessons and activities. For other collections, see the Teaching Science Units and Thematic Collections lists. We encourage ...
Lesson Planscontain materials to support educators leading hands-on STEM learning with students. Lesson Plans offer NGSS alignment, contain background materials to boost teacher confidence, even in areas that may be new to them, and include supplemental resources like worksheets, videos, discussion questions, and assessment materials. Video Lessons...
Nov 12, 2020 · New inventions are constantly changing society and people’s lives. Many extremely impactful inventions have involved light and sound. Relating inventions to science content may help students connect what they are learning in class to their lives.
Join teacher Andrea as we explore the science concepts of light and sound in action. We will conduct science demonstrations and experiments exploring, 'What is light?' and 'What is sound?'. Learn science definitions opaque, translucent, transparent and how to use the PEOE Model (predict, explain, observe, explain) to predict, explain, and ...
In this series of activities, students will first become aware of issues related to light and noise pollution produced by humans (Experience 1). They will then be called to design solutions such as better lampposts, or sound-dampening surfaces for example (Experience 2).
Sep 26, 2024 · In this fun and easy science experiment for kids, our 'Fantastic Science' teachers demonstrate what happens when light is shone on different everyday materials. How does light work and how are shadows created? Learn the answers in this video! You can do three different levels of light experiments so you can learn all about light. Dive in!
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Easy light and sound science experiments you can do at home! Click on the experiment image or the view experiment link below for each experiment on this page to see the materials needed and procedure. Have fun trying these experiments at home or use them for SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT IDEAS.
