Module 8: How Light Travels- Science 3 - Course Guide
Module Overview:
In this module, students will learn to describe the properties of light, observe that things that give off light often give off heat, investigate how light is reflected or absorbed by materials, draw conclusions about how light travels, investigate why light refracts and compare and contrast ways in which light travels.
Module Materials:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Material(s) |
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| 1 | Properties of Light | None |
| 2 | Reflection and Absorption |
flashlight mirror plate drinking glass paper (white, dark) |
| 3 | Refraction |
drinking glass index cards (2) |
Module Objectives:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Objective(s) |
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| 1 | Properties of Light |
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| 2 | Reflection and Absorption |
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| 3 | Refraction |
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Module Key Words:
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light properties energy reflection absorption refraction |
Module Assignments:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Page # | Assignment Title |
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| 1 | Properties of Light | 6 | Properties of Light Assignment |
| 2 | Reflection and Absorption | 6 | Reflection and Absorption Exploration Assignment |
| 3 | Refraction | 6 | Refraction Exploration Assignment |
Learning Coach Notes:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Notes |
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| 1 | Properties of Light | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the properties of light and what kind of energy light energy is. |
| 2 | Reflection and Absorption | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain reflection and absorption. |
| 3 | Refraction | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain refraction. |
Module Guiding Questions:
When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.
| Lesson Title | Question |
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| Properties of Light |
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| Reflection and Absorption |
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| Refraction |
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Module Video Questions:
When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.
| Lesson Title | Video | Question |
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Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:
Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:
- What is the main idea?
- What are three things new you learned?
- How does this book relate to what you are learning about?
| # | Book | Author | Lexile Level |
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| 1 | The Magic School Bus: Gets A Bright Idea, The: A Book About Light | Nancy White and John Speirs | |
| 2 | Light Is All Around Us | Wendy Pfeffer and Paul Meisel |
Module Outing:
Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.
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