Lesson Overview

Energy Effects
7th Grade
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Lesso Overview Time Other Things to Know: Advance Preparation

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1 Pre Test
Sun Produces Light and Heat
2 How Does Light Travel From the
Sun to the Earth?
3 Electromagnetic Spectrum
4 Beyond Visible Light
5 Investigating Ultraviolet Light
6 Light and Matter
7 Earth’s Heating and the Angle of
Sunlight
8 Good Vibrations- Sound
9 Will Sound Travel Through a Solid, 50 min
Liquid, or Gas?
10 Bouncing Sound
30 min -Preview Internet Video:
50 min www.protopage.com/lchambless
50 min -Cut fish line- 35-40 cm per group of 4
50 min -Copy: Word Sort Cards & Note-taking Strategies
50 min -Make Class Chart: What we Think About How the Sun…
50 min -Prepare note cards with holes
50 min -Preview Internet Resources
50 min -Make Class Chart: What We Think About ….
50 min -Need large area for Slinky activity
-Need dark room for how light travels
Book: Principles of Light
50 min -Preview Internet Resources
50 min -Need darken room for exploration
-Make Word Sort Cards per group of 4
-Purchase distilled water for demonstration in Part 2
Book: Principles of Light
50 min - Need: Outdoors on a sunny day
50 min -Survey schoolyard for performing the demonstrations
50 min -Make Class Chart: What We Think About Infrared…
50 min
50 min - Plan to repeat the investigation on overcast day
50 min - Student design investigation
50 min
50 min -Make Class Chart: What we Think About How…
50 min -Borrow Temperature Probes from RESA
50 min Book: Heat and Light Energy
50 min -Need: grid paper (chart paper size) if using meter stick
50 min -Need: school globe
-Make Class Chart: What We Think…
50 min -Make Class Chart: What We Think…
50 min -Need: Area that is not carpeted for Slinky
-Collect Materials to add to sound materials table
-Preview Internet Resource
-Cut: Aluminum foil and string 1 meter per group of 4
-Fill: 1 ½ gallon flex tank with water
50 min -Fill: flex tank with 4-5 cm water w/ 1-2 drops of food
50 min coloring
50 min -Find: school area suitable to produce echo
-Preview Internet Resources
 11 Making Waves 50 min -Preview Internet Resources
50 min -Collect Materials to add to sound materials table
50 min
50 min
12 Comparing Light and Sound 50 min
13 Waves on Water 50 min -Make model of floating flags
50 min -Need: water for water pans
-Make Class Chart: What We Think
-Collect variety of sizes of small stones
- Preview Internet Resources
14 Seismic Waves 50 min -Collect 2 large rocks (find relatively flat rocks, about
50 min hand size, rough edges
50 min -Make Class Chart: What We Think About…
-Reserve time in computer lab
- Seismograph Construction Project: Need students to
bring in materials from home
15 Putting It All Together 50 min
Post Test 50 min

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