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PhysicalScienceVocabulary(5.5and5.6)
Teacher’sGuide
PRODUCTDESCRIPTION:
• ThisproductisdesignedtohelpstudentsmasteracademicvocabularyandcanbeusedtosupplementawellͲ
balancedsciencecurriculum.
• TheproductincludesablankfoldͲittemplatetousewithallunits,asnipͲitactivityforeachunit,andavocabulary
quizforeachunit.PLUS,yougetwordwallcardsforeachunit!
• Thereare7Physicalscienceunits,andallmaterialswithinaunitincludethesamewordsanddefinitions. Thereare
about70words,althoughafewwordsrepeatbecausetheyfitthatstandard.
• FOLDͲITS—UsethefoldͲittemplatetointroducewords.Copythisfront/backandhavestudentsaddawordand
symboltotheoutsideflapsthenwritethedefinitionsandexamplesintheirownwordsontheinsideboxes.Aphoto
ofafinishedfoldͲitmodelisincludedtoshowyouhowtofoldandcutthepage.
• SNIPͲITS—Studentscutwordsoutandgluethemintheboxthatmatchesthedefinition,thenaddaquicksymbolto
helpthemrememberthemeaningoftheword.QRcodesareincludedonSnipͲits(nonͲQRcodeversionalso
included).SnipͲitsmakegreatseatworkorstationworksoyoucanmeetwithsmallgroups!Theycanalsobeused
ashomework.
• QUIZZES—Thequizcanbegivenattheendofeachunittocheckformastery.
• WORDWALLCARDS—Copyoncardstockandaddtowordwallattheendofeachunit.
• TEACHINGPOINTS—Teachingpointsareshort,noorlowprepwaystodeepenstudentunderstandingandofferways
foryoutogetstudentsinterestedin,talkingabout,andmakingconnectionstonewsciencevocabulary.Theyarenot
intendedtobedoneallatonce.Chooseafewaweekbasedonstudentneedsandinterest.Theyaredesignedto
takeabout3Ͳ8minutes.Somephysicalscienceteachingpointsmayrequireclassroommaterialstodemonewideas,
butareverylowprep.Bepreparedtoshowpictures(andvideoclips)basedonsuggestionsoffered,sogetGoogling!

SUGGESTIONSFORUSINGTHISPRODUCTINASYSTEMATICWAY:
• Begineachunitdirectlyteachingvocabularywordsbymakingaclassanchorchartofwords,definitions,andadding
illustrationsandexamples.HavestudentsdothesameusingthevocabularyfoldͲitandaddthevocabularyfoldͲitto
sciencenotebookswhenfinished.(wholegroup)
• Stopthroughouttheunitandhold“wordchats”using1Ͳ2teachingpointstokeepkidsthinkingandtalkingabout
sciencewords.(wholegroup)
• UsethesnipͲitstowardsthemiddleoftheunitinasciencestationforstudentstoreviewwordsanddefinitions,oras
homeworkorseatworkduringsmallgroups.(independent/smallgroup)
• Assessattheendofeachunit,thenaddvocabularytowordwall.(independent)

RESEARCHBASEDVOCABULARYINSTRUCTION:
• Researchshowsusthatkidsneeddirectinstructionwithnewacademicvocabulary.Marzano recommendsa6step
processwhenteachingacademicvocabularythatincludes:
1. Providingadescription,explanation,orexampleofnewterms(includingnonͲlinguisticrepresentations)
2. Askingstudentstoputdefinitions,descriptions,explanations,andexamplesintheirownwords
3. Askingstudentstoconstructasymbol,picture,orgraphictorepresenttheword
4. Engagingstudentsinactivitiesthathelpthemaddtotheirwordknowledge,suchasdiggingdeeperintoa
newlylearnedword,makingpersonalconnections,addingexamples,revisingdefinitions,etc.
5. Gettingkidstalkingaboutandusingnewwordswitheachother
6. Involvingstudentsingamesandactivitiestoreviewandplaywithwords
• Teachingpointsareagreatwaytoaddressnumbers4,5,and6andraisetheengagementandrigorinyour
classroom!

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INSTRUCTIONS
1. CopyfoldͲittwosided
2. Cutoffedgesofpaperaround
foldͲit
3. Cutondottedlinesandfoldflaps
insothatthereare10flaps,5on
eachside
4. Writewordanddrawsymbolon
front
5. Writedefinitioninownwordson
inside
6. Glueintosciencenotebooks

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Cutoffoutsideedgesof
paperaroundfoldͲit,all
thewaytotheblackline

Cutondottedlinesto
makeflaps,thenfoldthem
intowardsthecenter.

Studentswritedefinitions
inside

Studentswritetheword
anddrawapicture/symbol
ontheoutsideflaps

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Addwords,illustrations,and
yourowndefinitionsbefore
gluingthissidedowninyour
sciencenotebook.
FOLDͲIT(outside)

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PhysicalScienceVocabulary(5.6)
AnswerKey

Energy Uses Electricityand PropertiesofLight Forces

(5.6A) Circuits (5.6C) (5.6D)
(5.6B)
VocabularySnipͲits
1.mechanical 1.electromagnetism 1.mirror 1.gravity
energy 2.battery 2.lightspectrum 2.springscale
2.soundenergy 3.insulator 3.lens 3.position
3.lightenergy 4.conductor 4.magnify 4.movement
4.thermalenergy 5.current 5.prism 5.inertia
5.energy 6.opencircuit 6.reflection 6.direction
6.transform 7.circuit 7.refraction 7.force
7.TheLawof 8.copperwire 8.telescope 8.friction
Conservationof 9.closedcircuit 9.laser 9.kineticenergy
Energy 10. flow 10.kaleidoscope 10.potentialenergy
8.vibration
9.electricalenergy
10.explore
VocabularyQuizzes
1.F 1.E 1.I 1.J
2.G 2.G 2.F 2.I
3.I 3.A 3.H 3.D
4.C 4.F 4.E 4.G
5.J 5.C 5.G 5.E
6.B 6.I 6.C 6.F
7.A 7.H 7.J 7.B
8.D 8.D 8.B 8.A
9.E 9.J 9.D 9.H
10.H 10.B 10.A 10.C
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Demonstratethatlighttravelsinastraightlineuntilitstrikesanobjectortravelsthroughanotheranddemonstratethatlightcanbereflected
suchastheuseofmirrorsorothershinysurfacesandrefractedsuchastheappearanceofanobjectwhenobservedthroughwater
WORD&DEFINITION
REFLECTIONͲͲThebouncingoffoflight
raysfromthesurfaceofanobject
suchasamirrororothershinysurface
LENSͲͲPieceofclearmaterial,suchas
glassorplastic,thatbendslightrays
astheypassthrough,caneither
focusorspreadlightrays
LASERͲͲDevicethatmakesastrong,
narrowbeamoflight
MAGNIFYͲͲTocausetoappearlarger
PRISMͲͲAsolidglassorplasticobject
thatlightcanpassthroughthat
refractslightandsplitsitintothe
colorsoftherainbow
TELESCOPEͲͲAninstrumentthatuses
lensesandsometimesmirrorsto
makedistantobjectsappearlargerby
gatheringandfocusinglight
KALEIDOSCOPEͲͲAtubewithmirrors
andcolorfulbeadsorglassinsideofit,
whenthetubeisheldtotheeyeand
rotated,patternscanbeseenasthe
objectsreflectoffthemirrors
LIGHTSPECTRUMͲͲThesmallpartof
theelectromagneticspectrumthat
thehumaneyecanseeincludingthe
colorsred,orange,yellow,green,
blue,violet
MIRRORͲͲSmoothsurfacethatreflects
animageofwhatisinfrontofit
REFRACTIONͲͲThebendingoflight
rays,bendinglightmeansthatit
changesdirectionand/orspeed
TEACHINGPOINTS
• Afundemonstrationtodoforreflectionistopointalaseratamirrorandwatchthelightbounce
backandshowonthewallbehindyou.
• Askstudentstoagreeordisagreewiththisstatement—Mirrorsaretheonlythingsthatreflect
light.Havestudentsdiscussandsupporttheiranswers.
• AfunstorytotellwhenteachingreflectionisthestoryofNarcissusandEcho.ItisaGreekmyth
andcanbefoundeasilyonline.DiscusswhyNarcissusmayhavebeenpuzzledbywhathesawin
thewater.Howdoesthisrelatetoscience?HowwasNarcissusabletoseetheimage?
• Explainhowlensesbend,orrefract,lightandappeartochangethesizeofobjectswhenyoulook
throughthem.Thisisagoodtimetointroducethetermsconcaveandconvex,makeananchor
chart,andhavestudentsusetheirnotebookstodrawadiagramofaconcaveandconvexlens,
recordsomeinfoaboutthem,andshowwhathappenstothelightraysastheypassthrougheach
lens.
CONCAVE—Thininmiddle,thickonoutsides,makeslightraysbendoutwards(diverge)
CONVEX—Thickinmiddle,thinonoutsides,makeslightraysbendinwards(converge)
• Tohelpstudentsseethatlighttravelsinacompletepath,trythisdemonstration.Turnoffthe
lights,clapcornstarchintotheair,andshinethelaserthroughthecornstarchwhileitisstillinthe
air.Youhavetobequick!Thelightofthelaserwillshowinthedustofthecornstarchanditis
easytoseethestraightpathofthelight.Thisismessyandthecornstarchwillneedtobe
vacuumedlater,soplanforthis.Also,whilecornstarchissafe,itcanbotherstudentswithasthma,
soconsiderhavingstudentssitawayfromthedemonstrationareatoavoidthedust.
• Explainthatwhenyoumagnifysomethingyoumakeitappearlarger.Havestudentsdiscusswitha
partnerwhyitmightbehelpfultomagnifysomethingandwhetherrefractionorreflectiontakes
placewhensomethingismagnified(refraction).MakeaTͲchartontheboardorchartpaperand
writehandlens/magnifyingglassononesideandmicroscopeontheother.Asaclass,makealist
ofthingsthatahandlenswouldhelpyoustudyandthingsthatamicroscopewouldhelpyoustudy.
• Turnoffthelightsandshineaflashlightontoawall.Askstudentswhatcolorthelightis.Theywill
mostlikelysaywhite.Explainthatwhitelightisactuallymadeupofallthecolorsofthelight
spectrumandthatwecanrefract,orbend,lightusingaprismtoseparatewhitelightintocolors.If
youhaveaprismavailable,thiscanbedemonstratedforstudents.Ifnot,considershowingavideo
clipofaprisminactionandhavestudentsdrawandlabeladiagramofhowaprismrefractslight.
• Tellstudentsthattherootword‘scope’means‘see’andhavethemthinkofotherwordsthat
containtheroot‘scope.’Askstudentstosharewhatkindsofthingscanbeseenwithatelescope
andmakealisttogetherontheboardorchartpaper.Considershowingavideocliponhowa
telescopeworks.
• Ifyouhaveakaleidoscopearound,certainlyshowstudentshowtheywork.Ifnot,consider
showingthemavideoclipofhowtomakeaKaleidoscope.Havestudentsworkwithapartnerto
discusswhetherthekaleidoscopeisabettermodelforrefractionorreflectionandwhy.
• Askstudentsiftheyhaveeverseenarainbowthenhavethemlistthecolorsoftherainbowin
order.Thesecolorsmakeupthelightspectrum.TeachstudentstheacronymROYGBIVifyou
wantthemtorememberthecolorsinorder.
• Studentsareveryfamiliarwithwhatamirroris.Havethemgetcreativebyimaginingthatallof
themirrorsintheworldaregone.Whatwouldtheyuseinsteadtoseetheirreflection?Students
canwriteaboutthisintheirjournalsordiscussitwithapartner.
• Havestudentschatwithapartneraboutwhethertheyrunfasteronlandorinwaterthatiswaist
deepandwhy.Discusshowlightisthesameway!Lightmovesfasterthroughsomemediumsthan
others.Forexample,whenlightpassesthroughtheairitmovesfasterthanwhenitpassesthrough
water,plastic,orglassbecausethosearedensermediums.
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PropertiesofLight(5.6C)

OF LIGHT
(5.6C)

PropertiesofLight(5.6C)

REFLECTION
Thebouncingoffoflightraysfromthesurfaceofanobject
suchasamirrororothershinysurface

LENS
PropertiesofLight(5.6C)

Pieceofclearmaterial,suchasglassorplastic,thatbends
lightraysastheypassthrough,caneither
focusorspreadlightrays
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PropertiesofLight(5.6C)

Devicethatmakesastrong,narrow
beamoflight

PropertiesofLight(5.6C)

MAGNIFY Tocausetoappearlarger

PRISM
PropertiesofLight(5.6C)

Asolidglassorplasticobjectthatlightcanpassthroughthat
refractslightandsplitsitintothecolorsoftherainbow
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PropertiesofLight(5.6C)

Aninstrumentthatuseslensesandsometimesmirrorsto
makedistantobjectsappearlargerby
gatheringandfocusinglight

PropertiesofLight(5.6C)

KALEIDOSCOPE
Atubewithmirrorsandcolorfulbeadsorglassinsideofit,
whenthetubeisheldtotheeyeandrotated,patternscanbe
seenastheobjectsreflectoffthemirrors

PropertiesofLight(5.6C)

LIGHT SPECTRUM
.Thesmallpartoftheelectromagneticspectrumthatthe
humaneyecanseeincludingthecolorsred,orange,yellow,
green,blue,violet

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MIRROR
Smoothsurfacethatreflectsanimageofwhatisinfrontofit

PropertiesofLight(5.6C)

REFRACTION
Thebendingoflightrays,bendinglightmeansthatitchanges
directionand/orspeed

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PhysicalScienceVocabulary:
PropertiesofLight
Demonstratethatlighttravelsinastraightlineuntilitstrikesanobjectortravels
throughanotheranddemonstratethatlightcanbereflectedsuchastheuseof
mirrorsorothershinysurfacesandrefractedsuchastheappearanceofanobject
whenobservedthroughwater(5.6C)

word symbol word symbol reflection

2.Thesmallpartoftheelectromagneticspectrum lens
1.Smoothsurfacethatreflectsanimageof
thatthehumaneyecanseeincludingthecolors
whatisinfrontofit
red,orange,yellow,green,blue,violet

word symbol word symbol laser

3.Pieceofclearmaterial,suchasglassor magnify
plastic,thatbendslightraysastheypass 4.Tocausetoappearlarger
through,caneitherfocusorspreadlightrays

word symbol word symbol prism

5.Asolidglassorplasticobjectthatlightcan 6.Thebouncingoffoflightraysfromthe telescope

passthroughthatrefractslightandsplitsitinto surfaceofanobjectsuchasamirrororother
thecolorsoftherainbow shinysurface

word symbol word symbol kaleidoscope

light
8.Aninstrumentthatuseslensesand
7.Thebendingoflightrays,bendinglight spectrum
sometimesmirrorstomakedistantobjects
meansthatitchangesdirectionand/orspeed
appearlargerbygatheringandfocusinglight

word symbol word symbol mirror

refraction
10.Atubewithmirrorsandcolorfulbeadsorglassinsideof
9. Devicethatmakesastrong,narrow it,whenthetubeisheldtotheeyeandrotated,patterns
beamoflight canbeseenastheobjectsreflectoffthemirrors

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PhysicalScienceVocabulary:
PropertiesofLight
Demonstratethatlighttravelsinastraightlineuntilitstrikesanobjectortravels
throughanotheranddemonstratethatlightcanbereflectedsuchastheuseof
mirrorsorothershinysurfacesandrefractedsuchastheappearanceofanobject
whenobservedthroughwater(5.6C)

word symbol word symbol reflection

2.Thesmallpartoftheelectromagneticspectrum lens
1.Smoothsurfacethatreflectsanimageof
thatthehumaneyecanseeincludingthecolors
whatisinfrontofit
red,orange,yellow,green,blue,violet

word symbol word symbol laser

3.Pieceofclearmaterial,suchasglassor magnify
plastic,thatbendslightraysastheypass 4.Tocausetoappearlarger
through,caneitherfocusorspreadlightrays

word symbol word symbol prism

5.Asolidglassorplasticobjectthatlightcan 6.Thebouncingoffoflightraysfromthe telescope

passthroughthatrefractslightandsplitsitinto surfaceofanobjectsuchasamirrororother
thecolorsoftherainbow shinysurface

word symbol word symbol kaleidoscope

light
8.Aninstrumentthatuseslensesand
7.Thebendingoflightrays,bendinglight spectrum
sometimesmirrorstomakedistantobjects
meansthatitchangesdirectionand/orspeed
appearlargerbygatheringandfocusinglight

word symbol word symbol mirror

refraction
10.Atubewithmirrorsandcolorfulbeadsorglassinsideof
9. Devicethatmakesastrong,narrow it,whenthetubeisheldtotheeyeandrotated,patterns
beamoflight canbeseenastheobjectsreflectoffthemirrors

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PhysicalScienceVocabulary:
PropertiesofLight
Demonstratethatlighttravelsinastraightlineuntilitstrikesanobjectortravels
throughanotheranddemonstratethatlightcanbereflectedsuchastheuseof
mirrorsorothershinysurfacesandrefractedsuchastheappearanceofanobject
whenobservedthroughwater(5.6C)
Matchthewordstotheirdefinitions.
1. Thebouncingoffoflightraysfromthesurfaceof A. prism
anobjectsuchasamirrororothershinysurface B. kaleidoscope
C. mirror
D. refraction
2. Tocausetoappearlarger
E. lens
F. magnify
G. telescope
3. Thesmallpartoftheelectromagneticspectrum H. light spectrum
thatthehumaneyecanseeincludingthecolors I. reflection
red,orange,yellow,green,blue,violet J. laser

4. Pieceofclearmaterial,suchasglassorplastic,that
bendslightraysastheypassthrough,caneither
focusorspreadlightrays
5. Aninstrumentthatuseslensesandsometimes
mirrorstomakedistantobjectsappearlargerby
gatheringandfocusinglight
6. Smoothsurfacethatreflectsanimageofwhatisin
frontofit

7. Devicethatmakesastrong,narrowbeamoflight

8. Atubewithmirrorsandcolorfulbeadsorglassinsideof
it,whenthetubeisheldtotheeyeandrotated,patterns
canbeseenastheobjectsreflectoffthemirrors

9. Thebendingoflightrays,bendinglightmeansthat
itchangesdirectionand/orspeed

10. Asolidglassorplasticobjectthatlightcanpass
throughthatrefractslightandsplitsitintothe
colorsoftherainbow
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