The Characteristics of Light

Quarter 3
Weekly Learning Activity Sheet
(WLAS) Week 5

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Science – Grade 7
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Quarter 3 – Week 5: The Characteristics of Light

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 WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET
Science 7, Quarter 3, Week 5

The Characteristics of Light

Name______________________________________________ Section:_____________

Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC)

Explain color and intensity of light in terms of its wave characteristics.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain the varied chemical sources that produced different light

intensity.
2. Describe the visible light in terms of waves.
3. Describe the properties of light such as intensity and colors.
4. Explore the characteristics of color lights such as energy,
frequency, and wavelength through the spectrum wheel.
5. Explain the importance of color in our daily life.

Time Allotment: 5 days

Key Concepts

 In the previous lesson, you learned to describe the characteristics of

sound using the concepts of wavelength, velocity, and amplitude.
 In these activity sheets, you will be describing the color and intensity
of light in terms of its wave characteristics.
 Primitive people had no reliable source of light during the long nights
until eventually, it was discovered that rubbing two objects together
would produce fire.
 A chemical energy is released in the form of heat and light when a fire
burns. When this happens, the burning fuel, whether it is grass,
wood, oil, or some other combustible materials, emits hot gases
resulting from the enormous chemical energy generated during
combustion thereby making atoms in the gas glow or incandesce.
 Today, several chemical sources are used to produce light. At this
modern era, colorful lights are seen at night.

Activity 1. I Have Chosen

What you need:

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Activity Sheet, Pen

What to do:

Direction: Choose a letter that corresponds to the number to describe the

varied chemical sources that produced different light intensity.

A=1 B=2 C=3 D=4 E=5 F=6 G=7 H=8 I=9 J=10 K=11
L=12 M=13 N=14 O=15 P=16 Q=17 R=18 S=19 T=20 U=21 V=22
W=23 X=24 Y=25 Z=26

1. This is called incandescent because it radiates light when heated by

electrical energy.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
20 21 14 7 19 20 5 14
2. This is used in electronic flash units that operate through ionization
in a gas-filled glass envelope driven by the discharge of a large
capacitor.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
24 5 14 15 14
3. The glass tube of a common fluorescent lamp is coated with phosphor
on the inside surface of the glass, which is filled with this vapor at
very low pressure.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
13 5 18 3 21 18 25
4. This is used among LASER that scans consumer purchases by
lighting optical bar codes with red light.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
8 5 12 9 21 13 14 5 15 14
5. This is in a fill gas of halogen bulbs.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
9 15 4 9 14 15 18 2 18 15 13 9 14 5

Source:https://www.olympus-lifescience.com/en/microscope-
resource/primer/lightandcolor/lightsourcesintro/

 The intensity of light is a measure of its brightness. The brightness of

light depends on the source and the distance from the source. This
can be qualitative in which the observation depends on the person’s
perception.

Author: Antonio E. Pacatang

School/Station: Buenavista National High School
Division: Agusan del Norte
E mail Address: antonio.pacatang001@deped.gov.ph
Activity 2. My Physical Distancing

What you need:

any source of light at home (improvised lamp, 100-watt bulb, 25-watt bulb,
40-watt fluorescent), meter stick
What to do:

Direction: Follow the following procedure properly.

1. From the source of light, measure 1 meter, 2 meters, 3 meters, 4

meters and 5 meters. Place a marker.
2. Position yourself 1 meter away from the source of light, then
observe the brightness.
3. Repeat step 2, now at 2 meters and then 3 meters, 4 meters and 5
meters away from the light source.
4. Write your observations and rank of its brightness (rank 1 is
brightest (most intense), 5 is least bright or least intense) in the
table below:
DISTANCE FROM THE OBSERVATION RANK
SOURCE OF LIGHT (m)
1
2
3
4
5

Guide Question:
1. How would you relate the apparent brightness of light with the
distance from the source? _____________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Rubrics for scoring:
1 point- The response is not correct.
3 points-The response is partially correct.
5 points-The response is correct, very insightful and detailed.

 Visible light has a very tiny fraction of the whole electromagnetic

spectrum. However, it contains the only portion of frequencies to
which the rods and cones of the human eye respond. The wavelengths
between 400 and 700 nanometers are the only ones that humans are
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 typically able to visualize; the rest of the electromagnetic spectrum is
invisible.
 As a tiny part of the electromagnetic spectrum, visible light has the
same characteristics with the other members. The frequency and
wavelength of light are related by the speed of light which is constant
(about 3 x 108 m/s).
 The wavelength (λ) of light is the distance between corresponding
points in two adjacent light cycles, and the frequency (ν) of light is
the number of waves that pass a particular point in every one second.
The energy can be taken as a product of Planck’s constant (6.63 x 10-
34 J/s) and frequency. The Planck’s constant is equal to 4.14 x 10-15

eV.s (electron volt second).

 Wavelength has units of length (meter, nanometer) while frequency
has units of per second or hertz (Hz) and energy has eV.
 When white light passes through a prism, it is separated into its
constituent colors such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and
violet. These are the components of the visible light spectrum.
 You can separate light into its colors also by allowing a light to strike
a CD to form rainbow colors.

Activity 3. My Spectrum Wheel

What you need:

Spectrum Wheel Pattern, Button Fastener (Automatic) or thumbtacks or any

substitute available at home, Glue or Paste, paper and scissors

What to do:

Direction: Part 1: Color Wheel

1.Cut the two art files that make up the wheel on pages 11 and 12.

2.Using a pair of scissors, cut along the lines drawn on the top wheel. Cut
the two sides of the wheel. Create a small hole near the center of the wheel.

3.Punch a hole into the center of the two wheels together. You may use a
button fastener (automatic) to hold the two wheels securely in place, one on
top of the other but they should be free to rotate relative to each other.

Author: Antonio E. Pacatang

School/Station: Buenavista National High School
Division: Agusan del Norte
E mail Address: antonio.pacatang001@deped.gov.ph
4.When you see a region of the COLOR SPECTRUM show up in the open
window which correspond to the region of Wavelength, Frequency and
Energy, there you know that you have done it right.

Rubric for scoring:

10 points-Accurate, properly fastened, can be rotated with ease
8 points-Accurate, improperly fastened, can not be rotated with ease
6 points-Less accurate, improperly fastened and aligned, can not
rotate
Direction: Part 2: Characteristics of Light

1.Try out your Color Spectrum Wheel by positioning the innermost of the
flaps on Color Spectrum. This will simultaneously position the other flap to
Wavelength, Frequency and Energy.

2.Spin the upper wheel to create combinations.

3.Fill in a table below with the corresponding combinations you have

observed using your Spectrum Wheel. Red is already done for you.

COLOR WAVELENGTH (nm) FREQUENCY (THz) ENERGY (eV)

Red 625 405 2.7
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet
Source: https://www.uib.no/en/hms-portalen/75292/electromagnetic-spectrum

Note: 1nm (nanometer) =1 x 10-9 m which means that 625 nm is equal to

625 x 10-9 m

1THz (terahertz) = 1 x 1012 Hz which means that 405 THz is equal to

405 x 1012 Hz or 405 x 1012/second

Direction: Write True if the statement is correct and False if it is not before
the space provided for.

_______1. Different colors of light have different wavelengths.

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_______2. Different colors of light have different frequencies.

_______3. When the wavelength is long, the frequency is low.

_______4. When the wavelength is long, the frequency is high.

_______5. The higher the frequency of a wave, the shorter the wavelength.

_______6. The lower the frequency of a wave, the shorter the wavelength.

_______7. Red registers the highest frequency and lowest energy

_______8. Red registers the highest wavelength and lowest energy.

_______9. Violet has the highest frequency and energy.

_______10. Violet has the highest wavelength and energy.

Activity 4. My Colorful World

What you need:

Pen, Paper

What to do:

Direction: Write a paragraph consisting of 5 sentences or 4 lines of a poem

about in any one of the following:

1.The Importance of Color

2. What Could Our Lives Be Without Colors

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Rubric for scoring:

Criterion 10 8 6 4
Content Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Lacks
in depth understanding little understanding
understanding of the topic understanding of the topic
of topic of the topic

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School/Station: Buenavista National High School
Division: Agusan del Norte
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Reflection:

What to do:

Direction: Answer the following question:

1. How is rainbow formed?

__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

Rubrics for scoring

Criterion 10 8 6 4
Content Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Lacks
in depth understanding little understanding
understanding of the topic understanding of topic
of topic of the topic

Research Accurate Adequate Basic Inaccurate

Quality analysis of analysis of information information
research research with
questionable
accuracy

References for Learners

Asuncion, Alvie J., et.al. Science Learner’s Material 7. Pasig City 1600: FEP
Printing Corporation.

Online Resources

Unknown Author. “The Electromagnetic spectrum”. University of Bergen.

Accessed on January 28, 2021. https://www.uib.no/en/hms-
portalen/75292/electromagnetic-spectrum

Spring, K. and Davidson,M. “Sources of Visible Light”. Accessed on February

5, 2021. https://www.olympuslifescience.com/en/microscope-
resource/primer/lightandcolor/lightsourcesintro/

Unknown Author.”7 Properties of Light”. Accessed on February 7,2021.

https://slideplayer.com/slide/10669122/

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Ryan Y. Reserva in Color Wheel construction and Archibal P. Biongog
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Activity 1. IHave Chosen Activity 2. My Physical
Distancing
1. TUNGSTEN
2. XENON Distance Rank
3. MERCURY
1 1
4. HELIUM-NEON
2 2
5. IODINE OR BROMINE
3 3
4 4
5 5
1. The closer, the brighter
Activity 3. My Color Wheel
COLOR WAVELENGTH FREQUENCY ENERGY
(nm) (THz) (eV)
Red 625 405 1.7
Orange 590 480 2.0
Yellow 565 510 2.1
Green 520 530 2.2
Blue 445 580 2.4
Indigo 425 675 2.8
Violet 380 700 2.9
Activity 4. My Colorful World Reflection
1. Answers vary 1. Answers vary
Answer Key
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E mail Address: antonio.pacatang001@deped.gov.ph
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Author: Antonio E. Pacatang

School/Station: Buenavista National High School
Division: Agusan del Norte
E mail Address: antonio.pacatang001@deped.gov.ph