FRAME THE LESSON
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5th grade science
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week 7
Teaching Points & Activities
Student Expectations Bundled in
Lesson
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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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Stand to the side of a mirror and ask the student that I can see in the
mirror "Who do you see?"
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
Evaluate:
Objective/Key Understanding:
such as the use of mirrors or other shiny surfaces and
refracted such as the appearance of an object when
observed through water.
Resources/Materials:
flashlights
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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 nonshiny objects with at least one flat surface
clear plastic cups
pencils
water
yellow crayon
Stemscopes - Light quiz; answers to lab questions
Critical Writing Prompt:
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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)
glasses
Closing Product/ Question/ Informal
Assessment:
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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.
Small Group Purposeful Talk Question Stems:
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Look around the room. Can you find items that reflect light?
Look around the room. Can you find items that will refract light?
What is the difference between refraction and reflection?
Explain how prisms work.
Vocabulary:
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mirror, convex lens, concave lens, transparent, translucent, opaque, medium
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fun house mirrors
items in pools
security concave mirrors
telescopes