Search Over 150,000 Teacher Reviewed Lesson Plans and 75,000 Worksheets
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
- Rating
Students investigate the primary colors of light and the misconception that primary colors are red, yellow, and blue. They conduct an experiment, discuss the results, and complete a Venn diagram worksheet. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
- Rating
Students classify objects according to how well light can pass through them and predict how well objects will transmit light. They experiment with objects to verify predictions while collecting, recording, and interpreting data from observations. They then infer that the amount of light that can pass through a material determines how well we can see through the material. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
- Rating
Students investigate the mixing of light. They form a hypotheses to reason why color changes occur and they write conclusions and ask new questions arising from the investigation. Students identify the primary and complementary colors of light. They place the colors in the correct position on the Color Addition Chart. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
- Rating
Students describe and conduct an experiment that identifies the physical properties of light. They explore sources of visible light and an electromagnetic spectrum. Students explain the conversion of one form of energy to another. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
- Rating
Students use the design process to construct devices that send distress signals through air and water for purposes of rescue. They construct devices that use light and sound to assist in nautical rescues and use the knowledge gained throughout this unit to complete the assignment. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
- Rating
Students investigate the concepts of how light strikes the surface of the earth. They distinguish between light and darkness by conducting several simple experiments and recording the observations. Students also demonstrate and describe rotation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten
- Rating
Students observe white, red, and green construction paper in white light, red light, and green light. They discover that color belongs, not to the objects which reflect or absorb light, but to the light which is being reflected. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
- Rating
Students think about whether light is matter or energy before they participate in demonstrations and experiments to determine how spheres, light, and waves travel. They study that the current theory is that light is comprised of photons which sometimes behave like waves and sometimes like particles. They review the meaning of transparent, opaque, and translucent while singing a song.. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
- Rating
Students discuss the different types of forces at work in the world and how forces may help or hinder motion. They experiment with ramps and toy cars and run trials to find the average speed and distance cars traveled. After adding weight to the top of the toy car, they hypothesize the effect is has on the car's speed. Groups also test friction by adding sand paper, wax paper, and bubble wrap to the ramp. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
- Rating
Students test the effects of air resistance on gravity by building parachutes for chicken eggs which they drop from ten feet. They design three different parachutes each having different surface areas and predict which one may prevent the egg from cracking. A video clip on forces and motion help them relate physics terms to the experiment. Full Review »