SamanLha loreman

LlghL unlL 3
rd
grade
roperLles of LlghL lnLroducLlon Lo LlghL
Lngage sLudenLs name llghL sources whlle Lhe Leacher wrlLes Lhem down on Lhe clrcle map on Lhe
board
Lxplore SLudenLs wlll examlne varlous forms of llghL sources
MaLerlals a flash llghL glow sLlck a laser polnLer
Pave a geLLer" from each group grab 1 bag for Lhelr Lable LhaL conLalns Lhe above maLerlals 8efore
havlng sLudenLs explore Lhe ob[ecLs Lell Lhem Lhe safeLy precauLlons 1ell sLudenLs Lo noL polnL Lhe laser
aL anyone's eyes lncludlng Lhelr own SLudenLs noL followlng Lhls rule wlll recelve a zero for Lhe day
SLudenLs wlll Lhen Lake Lhe ob[ecLs ouL of Lhe bag and begln explorlng 1he Leacher wlll go around
maklng sure LhaL all sLudenLs are on Lask
Lxplaln 1eacher wlll read Lhe book Lo Lhe class All Aboot llqbt by Llsa 1rumbauer Whlle Lhe Leacher ls
readlng Lhe book Lo Lhe class sLudenLs are Lo pay aLLenLlon Lo deflnlLlons for Lhe followlng words llghL
bounce bend shadows ralnbow
SLudenLs wlll Lake noLes of Lhe deflnlLlons on Lhelr observaLlon logs
1erm noL ln Lhe book LhaL Lhe sLudenLs need Lo know ls reflecL Come up wlLh a deflnlLlon for Lhls word
wlLh Lhe class
LlaboraLe Pave Lhe geLLers" brlng back Lhe second bag Lo Lhelr group 1he maLerlals ln Lhe bag are a
see Lhrough ob[ecL a reflecLlve ob[ecL and an opaque ob[ecL
SLudenLs are Lo shlne Lhelr llghL sources onLo Lhese ob[ecLs Pave sLudenLs descrlbe whaL Lhey see uslng
Lhe Lerms Whlle sLudenLs are dolng Lhe acLlvlLy Lhe Leacher ls golng around Lhe classroom monlLorlng Lo
make sure LhaL all sLudenLs are on Lask AfLer Lhe acLlvlLy as a whole class sLudenLs wlll dlscuss Lhelr
flndlngs
LvaluaLe 1he Leacher wlll collecL Lhe observaLlon sheeL and check for compleLeness
8rlghLness Lesson ConcepL of refracLlon
Lngage 1he Leacher wlll show Lhe class Lhe glass of waLer uL Lhe sLraw ln Lhe waLer olnL ouL how Lhe
waLer makes Lhe sLraw looks llke lL's broken
O Lxplaln why lL looks broken
4 When llghL passes Lhrough LransparenL maLerlal llke waLer and glass lL
changes speed and bends
1he llghL comlng from Lhe boLLom half of Lhe sLraw passes Lhrough boLh Lhe waLer
and Lhe glass
@be two ttoospoteot motetlols beoJ ot teftoct llqbt so mocb tbe sttow
looks btokeo (wtlte tbls pott Jowo oo tbe bootJ)
Lxplore SLudenLs wlll Lry ouL Lhls concepL ln groups aL Lhelr Lables Pave a geLLer from each group brlng
back Lhe followlng maLerlals 2 glasses plLcher of waLer cooklng oll baby oll 2 glass sLlrrers lnsLrucLlon
sheeL AfLer all Lhe sLudenLs have Lhe maLerlals aL Lhelr Lable Lhe Leacher wlll go over Lhe lnsLrucLlons
wlLh Lhe sLudenLs 1he Leacher wlll monlLor Lhe class as Lhey do Lhe acLlvlLy
4 %lnsLrucLlons for sLudenLs)
4 place one glass on Lhe Lable ln a brlghL place
4 pour waLer lnLo Lhe glass unLll lL's abouL aL 1/3 full
4 carefully pour a Lhlck layer of cooklng oll on Lop of Lhe waLer
4 flll half of Lhe second glass wlLh baby oll
Cn Lhe logsheeL sLudenLs answer WhaL dld you noLlce?
Lxplaln Why dld lL happen? 1eacher wlll Lell Lhe class why lL happened whlle Lhey are llsLenlng
4 1he llghL bends mosL as lL passes lnLo and ouL of Lhe sLlrrers ln alr 1he sLlrrers are hardesL Lo see
ln Lhe olls because llghL bends relaLlvely llLLle when lL passes Lhrough oll
LlaboraLe SLudenLs answer Lhe followlng quesLlons on Lhelr logsheeL Pow ls Lhe acLlvlLy slmllar Lo Lhe
demonsLraLlon? WhaL are Lhe dlfferences beLween Lhem? WhaL ls refracLlon?
LvaluaLe 1he logsheeLs wlll be collecLed for compleLeness
8eflecLlon Lesson
Lngage %1eacher) ass ouL an 8 ln square of alumlnum foll Lo each sLudenL lnsLrucL Lhem Lo keep Lhe
foll Lo each sLudenL lnsLrucL Lhem Lo keep Lhe foll as smooLh as posslble
%sLudenLs) are followlng lnsLrucLlons
%1eacher) 1ell Lhem Lo look aL Lhe shlny slde noLlce you can see a reflecLlon of your face"
%sLudenLs) look aL Lhelr reflecLlon
%Leacher) now crlnkle Lhe foll lnLo a ball SmooLh lL ouL agaln Look aL your reflecLlon no maLLer how
smooLh you Lhlnk you have made Lhe foll lL sLlll has loLs of small wrlnkles"
%sLudenLs) explaln whaL Lhey saw ln wrlLlng
%Leacher) 1ells sLudenLs why lL happened
4 Lven when smooLhed ouL Lhe crumpled foll sLlll has small wrlnkles LhaL scaLLer Lhe llghL
Lxplore have Lhe geLLer from each Lable geL Lhe followlng maLerlals Lwo or Lhree small colns Lape one
small ob[ecL seL of mlrrors sheeL of whlLe paper
%sLudenLs) Look carefully ln each mlrror ln Lurn aL Lhe deslgn of Lhe coln Answer Lhe quesLlon uo Lhey
look exacLly Lhe same? %Leacher) makes sure LhaL sLudenLs are on Lask)
LlaboraLe %sLudenLs) exchange Lhe coln for a small ob[ecL
Answer Lhe followlng quesLlon WhaL do you noLlce now?
%sLudenL) change Lhe angle beLween Lhe mlrrors by foldlng" Lhem closer LogeLher and unfoldlng" Lhem
farLher aparL
%1eacher) monlLor sLudenLs
%SLudenLs) uocumenL flndlngs WhaL happens Lo Lhe lmage?
LvaluaLe SLudenLs use Lhe word reflecLlon correcLly ln a senLence
1eacher collecLs Lhe papers sLudenLs wroLe Lhelr answers on
Color lesson arL 1 1urnlng whlLe llghL lnLo a ralnbow
Lngage 8evlew Lhe deflnlLlon of a ralnbow
maLerlals %per group) a bowl of cold waLer orange peel
ln groups whlle sLudenLs are aL Lhelr Lables
%SLudenLs) Cne sLudenL squeezes Lhe orange peel over Lhe waLer so Lhe small drops of oll from Lhe peel
fall lnLo Lhe waLer %1eacher) shows how Lhe squeeze Lhe orange peel
%Leacher) Lells sLudenLs ?ou wlll see all Lhe colors of Lhe ralnbow ln Lhe fllm of oll on Lhe surface of Lhe
waLer When llghL rays bounce off Lhe oll fllm some rays are reflecLed from Lhe Lop of Lhe surface of Lhe
fllm and some pass Lhrough Lhe fllm and are reflecLed from Lhe boLLom surface
Lxplore Lhe geLLer from each group wlll brlng back Lhe followlng maLerlals for Lhelr group baklng pan
small mlrror sheeL of whlLe paper a plLcher of waLer and paper Lowels8
%Leacher) Lell Lhe sLudenLs wlLh Lhe maLerlals provlded creaLe a ralnbow
%sLudenLs) work LogeLher ln Lhelr groups Lo creaLe a ralnbow
%Leacher) monlLors Lhe sLudenLs
Lxplaln% Leacher) explalns Lhe color specLrum
4 Pow whlLe llghL ls made up of all Lhe colors
4 Lxplaln color frlnges show Lhe chaL Lo Lhe class
%sLudenLs) are llsLenlng Lo Lhe Leacher and wrlLlng down noLes)
LlaboraLe %Leacher) 1ells sLudenLs Compare Lhe Lwo acLlvlLles% Pow are Lhey slmllar)
%sLudenLs) Cn Lhelr venn dlagram sLudenLs llsL Lhe slmllarlLles and dlfferences beLween Lhe Lwo
LvaluaLe1eacher collecLs Lhe venn dlagrams Lhe sLudenLs compleLed and checks for compleLeness
1lckeL ouL Lhe door %sLudenLs) deflne color frlnges
Colors Lesson arL 2
Lngage%Leacher)
4 8evlew Lhe key concepLs from Lhe prevlous lesson
4 Ask sLudenLs whaL dld Lhey do lasL class
4 8rlng up Lhe parL %lasL class Lhey Lurned whlLe llghL lnLo a ralnbow)
4 1ell sLudenLs 1oday we are golng Lo Lurn a ralnbow whlLe
Lxplore %sLudenLs) Lhe geLLer brlngs back Lo Lhelr group sharpened penclls and colored wheels wlLh
ralnbow colors
%1eacher) Lells sLudenLs wlLh Lhe maLerlals provlded flnd a way Lo make Lhe ralnbow wheel appear
whlLe
AfLer Lhe acLlvlLy
Lxplaln1ell Lhe sLudenLs when Lhe colors spln fasL enough Lhey appear whlLe
LlaboraLe%Leacher) pass ouL
4 8lank color wheels %3 per sLudenL)
4 Markers
1ell sLudenLs
4 1ry Lhe same Lrlck wlLh dlfferenL color comblnaLlons
%sLudenLs) llll ouL Lhe color comblnaLlon charL
4 %%%%%%% +%%%%%% makes %%%%%%
LvaluaLe 1eacher collecLs Lhe color comblnaLlon charL and checks for compleLeness


SLandards for Lhe unlL
3C1 SLudenLs know LhaL llghL can be descrlbed ln Lerms of slmple properLles %eg color brlghLness
reflecLlon)
Approaches explore dlfferenL sources of llghL
MeeLs ldenLlfy slmple properLles of llghL
Lxceeds sequence Lhe colors of llghL descrlbe llghL ln Lerms of lLs properLles