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Heat Absorption and Radiation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment with the concepts of absorption and reflection of radiant energy.
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Reflections of Symmetry

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use video and the Internet to identify examples of bilateral and radial symmetry in the world around them. They create symmetrical reflection designs using pattern blocks and paper.
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Light and Optics

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders utilize the scientific method to explain light and optics in this five lessons unit. Through experimentation and discussion, 3rd graders canvass the concepts of light traveling, reflection and refraction.
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Plane Mirror Images

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students view a demonstration to investigate mirror images. In this plane mirror lesson, students view a teacher demonstration of a plane mirror and the images it creates. They use meter sticks to investigate the angles of reflection and...
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Wave Superposition: Interactive On-line Mac and PC

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students study definitions of wavelength, wave speed, wave amplitude, and wave period using an interactive JAVA environment. Distance and time are given so speed=wavelength/period can be verified or deduced by students. Waves reflection...
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Mirror, Mirror

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the Law of Reflection and how light travels.  In this reflection lesson students produce data from their experiment then create a pencil tracing.
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Oh, What a Tangled Web!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research how different World Wide Web search engines work and navigate these engines to find information on a specific topic. They write a reflective journal entry about the in-class topic search on the World Wide Web.
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Sparking History

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create exhibits about patriotic symbols for a living museum. They write reflective essays exploring the themes and symbols of independence and their influences on social responsibility.
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DISCOUNT LENSES ( GELATIN WAVE GUIDES)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners study attributes associated with concept of fiber optics is done using a labmade fiber optic from clear molded gelatin. A variety of shapes can be cut and pieced together to form a conduit to transmit the laser beam by internal...
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The Color of Light

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the components of light as a combination of several colors. The focus of the lesson reveals that objects are viewed in a certain color because that color is reflected off of the object.
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Slides, Flips, and Turns

For Students 5th
In this transformation worksheet, 5th graders determine if a pair of figures are related by a slide, flip, or turn. The worksheet reviews rotation, reflection, and translation.
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How Light Travels

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students conduct an experiment. In this light lesson, students work in groups to see how light travels in a straight line and how light reflects.
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How Hot is that Planet?

For Students 9th - 12th
In this planet worksheet, high schoolers read about finding the temperature of a planet using the distance to its star, its reflectivity and the luminosity of the star. Students use a given equation to determine the...
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Got Light!

For Students 3rd - 4th
Sources of light, and the reflection of light off of objects, are the focus of this brief and simple science activity. Learners must trace the path that light takes which enables a boy to read a book. A suggested activity is to have the...
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Reflections Of

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create angles using mirrors. In this angle reflection lesson, students draw angles, then use mirrors to create angles using reflections and measure the new angles.
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To Absorb or Reflect...That is the Question

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars learn how different objects absorb and reflect sound. In this sound lesson plan, students actively listen to a lecture on sound absorption and sound reflection.
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Reflection, Translation and Rotation

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reflection, translation and rotation worksheet, students determine which of these things have been done to s set of figures. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Reflection, Rotation or Translation?

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reflection, rotation and translation worksheet, students determine which has been done to a set of 6 figures. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Preparation -- The Right Way to Help and FOrm for Poetic Reflection

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils prepare for their service learning project by listening to a representative from the Lake Michigan Federation. They volunteer their time to clean up the coast line. They reflect on the event by writing a poem about their experiences.
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Creepy Reflection and Floating Finger

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science exploration activity, students use a plastic mirror and a bowl full of water to get a fish's eye view of a water surface. Students follow the directions to conduct this investigation.
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Evaluation Is Reflection

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students evaluate their learning about philanthropy and the service project by completing a written reflection on their experience. The reflection will not be just a recap but a looking back to identify with "new eyes" those aspects of...
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Sound Wave Reflection

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore sound waves. In this sound wave lesson, students determine the path traveled by sound waves in an acoustic room. Students consider how sound travels and reflects, then they calculate the rate sound travels at.
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Exploring the Definition of Reflection

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students practice using a protractor and ruler to draw various points and lines. Using a computer, they draw the points and lines in the program and describe the differences between their drawing and the computer's drawing. They complete...
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Translation and Reflection

For Teachers 7th Standards
Bring about the change you want to see in the world  or at least in your lesson plans. Young mathematicians learn about translation and reflections by applying them to polygons on the coordinate plane. Results provide data to...

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