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Hubble Space Telescope Webquest
Learners research the Hubble Space Telescope. In this Hubble Space Telescope instructional activity, students complete a webquest about the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Reflect and Refract
Students explore light. In this properties of light lesson plan, students define the terms refract, reflect, and diffract after listening to the teacher's description. Students listen to the book Light Magic and observe a spoon in a...
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Picture This!
Students compare and contrast different types of light on the electromagnetic spectrum. In this investigative lesson plan students create a photographic image that demonstrates the infrared, ultraviolet and polarization...
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Check Out Lights and Shields with Beads
Learners explore Ultraviolet detecting beads and conduct several investigations with them. In this investigative lesson students participate in an experiment to see the harmful effects of UV light and discuss their findings.
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Star Search
Seventh graders explore stars. For this star lesson, 7th graders apply generalities about space objects to constellations and explore the differences between radio waves and light waves by answering essential questions in their research.
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Physical Principles in Living Systems
Seventh graders experiment with white light, plane mirrors, and curved mirrors in order to demonstrate the physical principles of living systems. In this physical principles lesson plan, 7th graders take 3 days to discover what happens...
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Physics: Light and Sound
Students explore the concepts of light waves and sound waves. In this physics lesson, students complete activities that require them to investigate how light and sound waves travel.
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Shifting Shadows
In this shifting shadows worksheet, students shine a flashlight on a paper cup and select which picture shows where the shadow fell.
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Color
Students study the elements of color in paint and light. In this color science instructional activity, students discuss colors in their world, white light, and rainbows. Students mix three primary paint colors to make various secondary...
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Fish Tank Optics- Learning How Light Travels
Young scholars explore light waves, refraction, and reflection. In this light lesson plan, students observe how light moves by using a flashlight. Young scholars observe refraction and reflection.
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Light and Shadows
Students explore shadows. In this shadow and light lesson, students predict what will happen to a shadow when the light source is dimmed. Students participate in a whiteboard interactive lesson.
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Light
In this light sources learning exercise, students examine the 8 pictured items and identify those items that are luminescent by circling them.
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Light
Students examine how light waves travel. In this properties of light lesson, students observe how light travels in water, how light is reflected and refracted, and how light is pure energy.
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Evaluating Secondary Physical Constants
In this physical constants activity, students use fundamental physical constants of nature to determine "secondary" constants. This activity has 7 problems to solve.
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Light and Dark
In this light sources worksheet, students study the pictures of the objects that give out light. Students cut out the pictures and order them according to the brightest light source.
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Wave Action
In this waves learning exercise, students compare the characteristics of sound and light waves and determine the wavelength, amplitude, and speed of a wave. This learning exercise has 9 problems to solve.
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The Doppler Effect Lab
In this Doppler effect worksheet, students read information about the Doppler effect. Students answer questions as it relates to the pitch and wavelengths of a demonstration simulates what happens with the Doppler Effect.
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Ray Diagrams - Mirrors
In this light rays worksheet, students draw the three rays necessary to determine the location of the image. This worksheet has 10 problems to solve.
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Do Some Research: Light Spectrum
Learners explore both the scientifc world of the light spectrum and the research world of the library and/or internet in this activity, which asks a question about the light spectrum to be answered with student research. There is a space...
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Light and Dark
Young scholars investigate different sources of light. In this light instructional activity, students determine that light occurs naturally as well as with technology created by mankind. Young scholars work together to identify sources...
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Waves Worksheet
In this light waves activity, students complete 7 short answer questions where they analyze and record findings about the properties of light waves.
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Waves Worksheet #2
In this waves worksheet, students complete 7 fill in the blank questions regarding frequency, speed, amplitude and wavelength and how these properties relate to each other.
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More About Electromagnetic Waves
In this electromagnetic waves instructional activity, students compare the wavelengths of different types of electromagnetic waves. This instructional activity has 5 short answer questions.
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Electromagnetic Waves
In this electromagnetic waves worksheet, learners review the different types of electromagnetic waves. Students also compare and contrast light and sound waves. This worksheet has 10 fill in the blank, 5 multiple choice, and 6 short...