Students create wrapping clothes using paper or cloth scraps being sure to find or make geometric shapes. They create a visually balanced composition including symmetry,and repeated patterns.

Can you block the beam of light? Learners will investigate what happens to light beams when you put objects in its way. These tests will allow them to learn new vocabulary (translucent, transparent, opaque) and discover how these terms...

Students will become familiar with transparent, translucent, and opaque objects. Students predict whether items are transparent, translucent, or opaque. Finally, students will show what they have learned by producing a song, poem, cheer,...

The definitions of transparent, translucent, and opaque can be found here. The article explains how the density of a material and its ability to absorb light determine which of these three properties it has. A list of examples is given...

Kids learn about the science of light. Energy made of waves and particles called photons traveling at the top speed in the universe. What is refraction? The difference between transparent, translucent, and opaque.

This is the first instructional activity of this unit to introduce light. In this instructional activity, students learn the five words that describe how light interacts with objects: "transparent," "translucent," "opaque," "reflection"...

Learn about the properties of materials in their interactions with light, including whether they are opaque, transparent, or translucent, and which of these produce shadows.

Students will identify objects as translucent, transparent, or opaque. Upon seeing the shadow of the opaque object, students will identify the geometric figure created by the shadow.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls...

In this activity, students examine various materials and investigate how they interact with light. Students use five new vocabulary words (translucent, transparent, opaque, reflection and refraction) to describe how light interacts with...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces fifth graders to the science of light. Principles such as transparent, translucent, opaque, reflection, and refraction are covered. Concave and convex mirrors and lenses are...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the characteristics of light and its properties. Students are given examples of reflection, refraction, and lens types. An assessment component is included.

Students will have an opportunity to explore the school during a hunt for 3 materials that allow different amounts of light to pass through. Included in this lesson are videos showing the lesson in progress, examples of students' work,...

This resource provides information about light and shadows. In addition, there is a short quiz that can be taken.

This lesson will explain why objects have different colors.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This unit introduces the relationship between light, an object and the formation of shadows.