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Light PPTLight PPT
Publisher
Mr. E. Science
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Grade
6th - 8th
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Science
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Duration
45 mins
Number of Slides
17
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Light

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Where does bad light end up? In a prism! The presentation covers light, mirrors, lenses, and the structure of the eye. It also provides explanations of reflection, refraction, concave and convex mirrors and lenses, and a comparison of colors and pigments. This is the tenth lesson in a series of 26.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

light, reflections, mirrors, the law of reflection, concave mirrors, convex, refraction, prisms, rainbows, lenses, primary colors, secondary colors, pigments, vision, eyes

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Research virtual images to accompany resource
  • Use the presentation template for instruction in the class and save the video for an absent student

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson best fits as an introduction to light, mirrors, and lenses
  • This is the 10th lesson in a series of 26

Pros

  • Includes seven pages of worksheets, which is great to help solidify pupils' understanding
  • Comes with a video to reinforce insturction 

Cons

  • Video uses some colloquialisms that may not be familiar to the class

Common Core

RST.6-8.4

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