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Light

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine how light waves travel. For 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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Light and Vision

For Students 9th - 12th
In this light and vision worksheet, learners will review the characteristics of light including how the eyes use light to see. This worksheet has 9 fill in the blank, 8 true or false, 9 multiple choice, and 1 short answer question.
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Physics: Light and Sound

For Teachers 4th - 6th
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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Comparing Light Bulbs

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare filaments in different light bulbs. In this science instructional activity, 5th graders view the filaments of light bulbs under a microscope.
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Understanding Light: Lesson 2 - The Electromagnetic Spectrum

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the Electromagnetic Spectrum and realize there is energy beyond visible light. They identify parts of the EM Spectrum.
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USING YEAST AS AN ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT MEASUREMENT TOOL

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students realize the importance of organisms as standards of measurement and experimentation.The first lab is a simple survival curve that demonstrates the effects of UV light on cells. The second lab looks at repair mechanisms of the...
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The Improvement of the Electric Light Bulb

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study how the first electric light was made and the history behind it.  In this electricity activity students create their own light bulb.
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Light and Shadows

For Teachers 1st - 4th
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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Using Newsprint as a UV Detector

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the effects of UV radiation. In this earth science lesson plan, students explain how the time of day relate to UV abundance on Earth. They determine if weather affects the amount of UV that Earth receives.
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Blinded by the Light

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize that the colors they see are a result of the reflection of light. In this light and color lesson plan, students predict what color will be produced when lights are mixed. They identify the three primary colors and...
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Lemon Light

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson which model different types of light refraction. They perform an experiment which uses lasers, jello and wax paper to illustrate how light refracts.
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UV Rays

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the effects of UV rays and practice finding the UV index for where they live. In this health lesson, 4th graders listen to a lecture about ultraviolet rays, then find the UV index in their area and write a story...
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Properties of Light

For Students 7th - 12th
In this light waves worksheet, students will measure the wavelength of different light waves and then calculate its frequency. This worksheet has 9 short answer questions and 10 fill in the blank questions.
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Light and Dark

For Students 4th - 5th
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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Light

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this light sources worksheet, students examine the 8 pictured items and identify those items that are luminescent by circling them.
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Let There Be Light!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders conduct experiments involving reflected light, absorption of light, refracted light, and colors absorbed by light. In this light lesson plan, 4th graders write about the results of their experiments as well.
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Pictures Please: Traveling Light

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate how light travels. For this optic science lesson plan, students discover that light travels in a straight line through a laser pointer demonstration. Students also study how pinhole cameras work by considering how...
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Light and Dark

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing things that provide light instructional activity, students cut out only the pictures that give off light and paste them in order from brightest to least bright. Students show 4 answers.
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Fluorescence

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Here are some instructions for leading learners through a hands-on activity for investigating ultraviolet radiation. First, introduce them to light and refraction. Then introduce them to the electromagnetic spectrum. Finally, give...
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Bubble-ology

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students observe the visible spectrum while observing light hitting the surface of bubbles. They blow large bubbles and observe how the colors change.
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Working With Scientific Notation

For Students 8th - 10th
In this scientific notation worksheet, learners read about the discovery of new planets. They use scientific notation to identify the number of miles from one planet to the next. Students determine how long it would take to travel, when...
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Light and Temperature Interaction

For Teachers 9th
The colors most noticed and characteristic of particular weather patterns are listed on each of these slides.   The reasons for each chemical changing the appearance of leaves are given and the effect of particular climate changes...
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Interactive Online Light Activity

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in an online interactive activity in which they discover types of light, wavelengths of light, and how astronomers use different wavelengths. Activity includes links for other activities and lab activities including...
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Antigravity Mirror

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It's super student! Physical science stars can fly during a unit on light as they see the reflection of one leg in a mirror, behind which the other holds them up. 

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