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Vocabulary Snip-Its
--With QR Codes--
PhysicalScienceVocabulary(5.5and5.6)
Teacher’sGuide
PRODUCTDESCRIPTION:
•
ThisproductisdesignedtohelpstudentsmasteracademicvocabularyandcanbeusedtosupplementawellͲ
balancedsciencecurriculum.
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TheproductincludesablankfoldͲittemplatetousewithallunits,asnipͲitactivityforeachunit,andavocabulary
quizforeachunit.PLUS,yougetwordwallcardsforeachunit!
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Thereare7Physicalscienceunits,andallmaterialswithinaunitincludethesamewordsanddefinitions. Thereare
about70words,althoughafewwordsrepeatbecausetheyfitthatstandard.
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FOLDͲITS—UsethefoldͲittemplatetointroducewords.Copythisfront/backandhavestudentsaddawordand
symboltotheoutsideflapsthenwritethedefinitionsandexamplesintheirownwordsontheinsideboxes.Aphoto
ofafinishedfoldͲitmodelisincludedtoshowyouhowtofoldandcutthepage.
•
SNIPͲITS—Studentscutwordsoutandgluethemintheboxthatmatchesthedefinition,thenaddaquicksymbolto
helpthemrememberthemeaningoftheword.QRcodesareincludedonSnipͲits(nonͲQRcodeversionalso
included).SnipͲitsmakegreatseatworkorstationworksoyoucanmeetwithsmallgroups!Theycanalsobeused
ashomework.
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QUIZZES—Thequizcanbegivenattheendofeachunittocheckformastery.
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WORDWALLCARDS—Copyoncardstockandaddtowordwallattheendofeachunit.
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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
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Teachingpointsareagreatwaytoaddressnumbers4,5,and6andraisetheengagementandrigorinyour
classroom!
•
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FOLDͲIT(model&instructions)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
INSTRUCTIONS
CopyfoldͲittwosided
Cutoffedgesofpaperaround
foldͲit
Cutondottedlinesandfoldflaps
insothatthereare10flaps,5on
eachside
Writewordanddrawsymbolon
front
Writedefinitioninownwordson
inside
Glueintosciencenotebooks
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FOLDͲIT(model&instructions)
Cutoffoutsideedgesof
paperaroundfoldͲit,all
thewaytotheblackline
Cutondottedlinesto
makeflaps,thenfoldthem
intowardsthecenter.
Studentswritedefinitions
inside
Studentswritetheword
anddrawapicture/symbol
ontheoutsideflaps
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VocabularyFoldͲit
Addwords,illustrations,and
yourowndefinitionsbefore
gluingthissidedowninyour
sciencenotebook.
FOLDͲIT(outside)
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FOLDͲIT(inside)
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Vocabulary Snip-Its
--With QR Codes--
PhysicalScienceVocabulary(5.6)
AnswerKey
Energy Uses
(5.6A)
Electricityand
Circuits
(5.6B)
PropertiesofLight
(5.6C)
Forces
(5.6D)
VocabularySnipͲits
1.mechanical
energy
2.soundenergy
3.lightenergy
4.thermalenergy
5.energy
6.transform
7.TheLawof
Conservationof
Energy
8.vibration
9.electricalenergy
10.explore
1.electromagnetism
2.battery
3.insulator
4.conductor
5.current
6.opencircuit
7.circuit
8.copperwire
9.closedcircuit
10. flow
1.mirror
2.lightspectrum
3.lens
4.magnify
5.prism
6.reflection
7.refraction
8.telescope
9.laser
10.kaleidoscope
1.gravity
2.springscale
3.position
4.movement
5.inertia
6.direction
7.force
8.friction
9.kineticenergy
10.potentialenergy
VocabularyQuizzes
1.F
2.G
3.I
4.C
5.J
6.B
7.A
8.D
9.E
10.H
1.E
2.G
3.A
4.F
5.C
6.I
7.H
8.D
9.J
10.B
1.I
2.F
3.H
4.E
5.G
6.C
7.J
8.B
9.D
10.A
1.J
2.I
3.D
4.G
5.E
6.F
7.B
8.A
9.H
10.C
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Properties of Light (5.6C)
Demonstratethatlighttravelsinastraightlineuntilitstrikesanobjectortravelsthroughanotheranddemonstratethatlightcanbereflected
suchastheuseofmirrorsorothershinysurfacesandrefractedsuchastheappearanceofanobjectwhenobservedthroughwater
WORD&DEFINITION
REFLECTIONͲͲThebouncingoffoflight
raysfromthesurfaceofanobject
suchasamirrororothershinysurface
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)
LENSͲͲPieceofclearmaterial,suchas
glassorplastic,thatbendslightrays
astheypassthrough,caneither
focusorspreadlightrays
•
LASERͲͲDevicethatmakesastrong,
narrowbeamoflight
•
Tohelpstudentsseethatlighttravelsinacompletepath,trythisdemonstration.Turnoffthe
lights,clapcornstarchintotheair,andshinethelaserthroughthecornstarchwhileitisstillinthe
air.Youhavetobequick!Thelightofthelaserwillshowinthedustofthecornstarchanditis
easytoseethestraightpathofthelight.Thisismessyandthecornstarchwillneedtobe
vacuumedlater,soplanforthis.Also,whilecornstarchissafe,itcanbotherstudentswithasthma,
soconsiderhavingstudentssitawayfromthedemonstrationareatoavoidthedust.
MAGNIFYͲͲTocausetoappearlarger
•
Explainthatwhenyoumagnifysomethingyoumakeitappearlarger.Havestudentsdiscusswitha
partnerwhyitmightbehelpfultomagnifysomethingandwhetherrefractionorreflectiontakes
placewhensomethingismagnified(refraction).MakeaTͲchartontheboardorchartpaperand
writehandlens/magnifyingglassononesideandmicroscopeontheother.Asaclass,makealist
ofthingsthatahandlenswouldhelpyoustudyandthingsthatamicroscopewouldhelpyoustudy.
PRISMͲͲAsolidglassorplasticobject
thatlightcanpassthroughthat
refractslightandsplitsitintothe
colorsoftherainbow
•
Turnoffthelightsandshineaflashlightontoawall.Askstudentswhatcolorthelightis.Theywill
mostlikelysaywhite.Explainthatwhitelightisactuallymadeupofallthecolorsofthelight
spectrumandthatwecanrefract,orbend,lightusingaprismtoseparatewhitelightintocolors.If
youhaveaprismavailable,thiscanbedemonstratedforstudents.Ifnot,considershowingavideo
clipofaprisminactionandhavestudentsdrawandlabeladiagramofhowaprismrefractslight.
TELESCOPEͲͲAninstrumentthatuses
lensesandsometimesmirrorsto
makedistantobjectsappearlargerby
gatheringandfocusinglight
•
Tellstudentsthattherootword‘scope’means‘see’andhavethemthinkofotherwordsthat
containtheroot‘scope.’Askstudentstosharewhatkindsofthingscanbeseenwithatelescope
andmakealisttogetherontheboardorchartpaper.Considershowingavideocliponhowa
telescopeworks.
KALEIDOSCOPEͲͲAtubewithmirrors
andcolorfulbeadsorglassinsideofit,
whenthetubeisheldtotheeyeand
rotated,patternscanbeseenasthe
objectsreflectoffthemirrors
•
Ifyouhaveakaleidoscopearound,certainlyshowstudentshowtheywork.Ifnot,consider
showingthemavideoclipofhowtomakeaKaleidoscope.Havestudentsworkwithapartnerto
discusswhetherthekaleidoscopeisabettermodelforrefractionorreflectionandwhy.
LIGHTSPECTRUMͲͲThesmallpartof
theelectromagneticspectrumthat
thehumaneyecanseeincludingthe
colorsred,orange,yellow,green,
blue,violet
•
Askstudentsiftheyhaveeverseenarainbowthenhavethemlistthecolorsoftherainbowin
order.Thesecolorsmakeupthelightspectrum.TeachstudentstheacronymROYGBIVifyou
wantthemtorememberthecolorsinorder.
MIRRORͲͲSmoothsurfacethatreflects
animageofwhatisinfrontofit
•
Studentsareveryfamiliarwithwhatamirroris.Havethemgetcreativebyimaginingthatallof
themirrorsintheworldaregone.Whatwouldtheyuseinsteadtoseetheirreflection?Students
canwriteaboutthisintheirjournalsordiscussitwithapartner.
REFRACTIONͲͲThebendingoflight
rays,bendinglightmeansthatit
changesdirectionand/orspeed
•
Havestudentschatwithapartneraboutwhethertheyrunfasteronlandorinwaterthatiswaist
deepandwhy.Discusshowlightisthesameway!Lightmovesfasterthroughsomemediumsthan
others.Forexample,whenlightpassesthroughtheairitmovesfasterthanwhenitpassesthrough
water,plastic,orglassbecausethosearedensermediums.
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PropertiesofLight(5.6C)
PROPERTIES
OF LIGHT
(5.6C)
PropertiesofLight(5.6C)
REFLECTION
Thebouncingoffoflightraysfromthesurfaceofanobject
suchasamirrororothershinysurface
PropertiesofLight(5.6C)
LENS
Pieceofclearmaterial,suchasglassorplastic,thatbends
lightraysastheypassthrough,caneither
focusorspreadlightrays
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PropertiesofLight(5.6C)
LASER
Devicethatmakesastrong,narrow
beamoflight
PropertiesofLight(5.6C)
MAGNIFY
Tocausetoappearlarger
PropertiesofLight(5.6C)
PRISM
Asolidglassorplasticobjectthatlightcanpassthroughthat
refractslightandsplitsitintothecolorsoftherainbow
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TELESCOPE
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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PropertiesofLight(5.6C)
MIRROR
Smoothsurfacethatreflectsanimageofwhatisinfrontofit
PropertiesofLight(5.6C)
REFRACTION
Thebendingoflightrays,bendinglightmeansthatitchanges
directionand/orspeed
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Name_______________________________________Date_______________
PhysicalScienceVocabulary:
PropertiesofLight
Demonstratethatlighttravelsinastraightlineuntilitstrikesanobjectortravels
throughanotheranddemonstratethatlightcanbereflectedsuchastheuseof
mirrorsorothershinysurfacesandrefractedsuchastheappearanceofanobject
whenobservedthroughwater(5.6C)
word
symbol
1.Smoothsurfacethatreflectsanimageof
whatisinfrontofit
word
symbol
word
symbol
reflection
2.Thesmallpartoftheelectromagneticspectrum
thatthehumaneyecanseeincludingthecolors
red,orange,yellow,green,blue,violet
word
symbol
laser
4.Tocausetoappearlarger
word
symbol
prism
5.Asolidglassorplasticobjectthatlightcan
passthroughthatrefractslightandsplitsitinto
thecolorsoftherainbow
6.Thebouncingoffoflightraysfromthe
surfaceofanobjectsuchasamirrororother
shinysurface
word
word
symbol
7.Thebendingoflightrays,bendinglight
meansthatitchangesdirectionand/orspeed
word
symbol
9. Devicethatmakesastrong,narrow
beamoflight
lens
magnify
3.Pieceofclearmaterial,suchasglassor
plastic,thatbendslightraysastheypass
through,caneitherfocusorspreadlightrays
word
symbol
kaleidoscope
symbol
8.Aninstrumentthatuseslensesand
sometimesmirrorstomakedistantobjects
appearlargerbygatheringandfocusinglight
word
telescope
light
spectrum
mirror
symbol
10.Atubewithmirrorsandcolorfulbeadsorglassinsideof
it,whenthetubeisheldtotheeyeandrotated,patterns
canbeseenastheobjectsreflectoffthemirrors
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refraction
Name_______________________________________Date_______________
PhysicalScienceVocabulary:
PropertiesofLight
Demonstratethatlighttravelsinastraightlineuntilitstrikesanobjectortravels
throughanotheranddemonstratethatlightcanbereflectedsuchastheuseof
mirrorsorothershinysurfacesandrefractedsuchastheappearanceofanobject
whenobservedthroughwater(5.6C)
word
symbol
1.Smoothsurfacethatreflectsanimageof
whatisinfrontofit
word
symbol
word
symbol
reflection
2.Thesmallpartoftheelectromagneticspectrum
thatthehumaneyecanseeincludingthecolors
red,orange,yellow,green,blue,violet
word
symbol
laser
4.Tocausetoappearlarger
word
symbol
prism
5.Asolidglassorplasticobjectthatlightcan
passthroughthatrefractslightandsplitsitinto
thecolorsoftherainbow
6.Thebouncingoffoflightraysfromthe
surfaceofanobjectsuchasamirrororother
shinysurface
word
word
symbol
7.Thebendingoflightrays,bendinglight
meansthatitchangesdirectionand/orspeed
word
symbol
9. Devicethatmakesastrong,narrow
beamoflight
lens
magnify
3.Pieceofclearmaterial,suchasglassor
plastic,thatbendslightraysastheypass
through,caneitherfocusorspreadlightrays
word
symbol
kaleidoscope
symbol
8.Aninstrumentthatuseslensesand
sometimesmirrorstomakedistantobjects
appearlargerbygatheringandfocusinglight
word
telescope
light
spectrum
mirror
symbol
10.Atubewithmirrorsandcolorfulbeadsorglassinsideof
it,whenthetubeisheldtotheeyeandrotated,patterns
canbeseenastheobjectsreflectoffthemirrors
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refraction
Name_____________________________________________Date____________________
PhysicalScienceVocabulary:
PropertiesofLight
Demonstratethatlighttravelsinastraightlineuntilitstrikesanobjectortravels
throughanotheranddemonstratethatlightcanbereflectedsuchastheuseof
mirrorsorothershinysurfacesandrefractedsuchastheappearanceofanobject
whenobservedthroughwater(5.6C)
Matchthewordstotheirdefinitions.
1.
Thebouncingoffoflightraysfromthesurfaceof
anobjectsuchasamirrororothershinysurface
2.
Tocausetoappearlarger
3.
Thesmallpartoftheelectromagneticspectrum
thatthehumaneyecanseeincludingthecolors
red,orange,yellow,green,blue,violet
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
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
prism
kaleidoscope
mirror
refraction
lens
magnify
telescope
light spectrum
reflection
laser
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