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Sunday, September 6, 2020

NGSS...Exploring Light and Sound Waves

 

Students will enjoy developing an understanding of core ideas through experimentation, reflection, and vocabulary study. Although this resource is designed to meet the 1st Grade Next Generation Science Standards it would also be appropriate for other grade levels.

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Student Activity Book Cover

Parent Letter...sharing what students will be covering and how they can help

Informational Text...Easy text explaining the topics

Vocabulary Cards for Posting

Poster with Core Ideas

Posters: Translucent, Transparent, Opaque, Illuminate, Vibrate, Pitch, Volume, Shadow, Communication

ABC Order

Word Search

Syllables

Light Sort

Light ...natural/artificial

Imagine this...experiment with darkness

Illumination activity

Illumination List

Poster...translucent/transparent/opaque

Experiment with degrees of light

Magnifying glass for adding foil, wax paper, clear 

Flashlight Predictions

Reflections

Shadows Activity

Mini Interactive Book on Shadows

Mirror Experiment

Sound Sort

Sound List

Make a Kazoo Experiment

Reflection

Good Vibrations...Rubber Band Band

Reflection

Musical Vibrations...Ruler

Reflection

Think it Through

Mini Book on Volume and Pitch

How We Communicate

Communication Hands On










Also available is this resource with Google Slides.
Again the core ideas are covered and opportunities for students to show they understand the concepts are provided.
Slide One:  Core Ideas
Slide Two:   Investigating Light/Informational Text
Slide Three:  Illuminate/Sort
Slide Four: Objects can Block Light/Informational Text
Slide Five:  Sort into Translucent, Transparent and Opaque
Slide Six:  Understanding shadows.
Slide Seven:  Exploring Sound/Informational Text
Slide Eight:  Poem about sound.
Slide Nine:  Volume/Sort
Slide Ten:  Pitch/Sort
Slide Eleven: Ways we communicate.
Perfect for distance learning or the computer center.
Slides can also be used to teach.
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