Title

Physical Science - CAN YOU SEE IT? Light and Its Properties

Authors

Elizabeth Martinez, Illinois Mathematics and Science AcademyFollow

Document Type

Teacher Resource

Grade Level

Grade Level: 1st Grade

Publication Date

5-2020

Background Information

Light is needed for humans to see. Light may also be used to communicate. As with sound, the type of medium used for passing the light through will be determined by the function of the communication. For example materials used in stoplights, stained glass windows, flashlights, and frosted glass all affect the output of light. When light strikes an object, many actions may occur. Two factors involved in this interaction are the type of light and the object itself. The light may bounce or reflect off of an object or pass through it. The quality of light transmission may determine the use of a material.

Performance Expectations

1-PS4-3 Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

Plan and conduct investigations to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.

https://www.nextgenscience.org/pe/1-ps4-3-waves-and-their-applications-technologies-information-transfer

K-2-ETS1-1 Engineering Design

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

https://www.nextgenscience.org/dci-arrangement/k-2-ets1-engineering-design

Recommended Citation

Martinez, Elizabeth, "Physical Science - CAN YOU SEE IT? Light and Its Properties" (2020). Model NGSS Lessons: Kindergarten - 3rd Grade. 10.
https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/model_ngss_lessons_k_3/10