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Invisible Rays

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Students explore physical science by completing a lab assignment. For this sunlight lesson, students define a list of scientific vocabulary terms and complete fill in the blank questions. Students conduct a photographic experiment in which they view heat rays in class.

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heat rays, invisible rays, light beams, Physical Science, math
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Grade
4th - 7th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 hrs
Instructional Strategies
Inquiry-Based Learning
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