FRAME THE LESSON
grade
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Teacher: 5th
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Student Expectations Bundled in
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5.6c-demonstrate that light travels in a straight
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line until it strikes an object or travels through
one medium to another and demonstrate that
light can be reflected such as the use of mirrors
or other shiny surfaces and refracted such as
the appearance of an object when observed
through water.
Engage:
Look through a glass of water at them. Ask them how I look and why.
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Explore:
Stemscopes - Light - Explore; Light Reflections (AIMS); Light Rays Slow
Down (AIMS); (Optional) What's Blocking the Light? (AIMS)
Explain:
Discovery education videos on reflection and refraction of light;
vocabualry
Elaborate:
100 Activities book- light questions; Measuring Up lessons on Light;
Brainpop - Light; Light Energy (AIMS) - booklet
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Resources/Materials:
flashlights
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lenses
mirrors
prisms
beakers
transparent, translucent, and opaque items
transparent film
wax paper
black, white, and colored construction paper
index cards
white paper (12''x18'')
shiny objects with at least one flat surface
non-shiny objects with at least one flat surface
clear plastic cups
pencils
water
yellow crayon
Stemscopes - Light quiz; answers to lab questions
Objective/Key Understanding:
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Critical Writing Prompt:
Explain how rainbows are formed. Describe how
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Stop & Check for Understanding—High Level Questions
Can you think of a job that uses reflection or refraction of light?
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Compare how a refracting telescope and a camera refract light.
Can you design a product to look around corners? What materials would you use?
Rigor & Relevance: (Real World Connection)
Small Group Purposeful Talk Question Stems:
Closing Product/ Question/ Informal
Assessment:
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What is the difference between refraction and reflection?
Explain how prisms work.
Vocabulary:
light,
light
rays,
refraction, convex mirror, concave mirror, convex lens,
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concave
lens, transparent, translucent, opaque, medium
glasses
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house
mirrors
items in pools
security
concave mirrors
telescopes