Lesson

#5

Date

Monday April 13, 2015

Subject/Gra
de Level

Grade 8 Science B

Time
Duratio
n

45 minutes

Unit

Light and Optics

Teacher

Michelle Osborne

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:
Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

1. Students will investigate the nature of light and vision; and describe the role of
invention, explanation and inquiry in developing our current knowledge
1.a) Students will identify challenges in explaining the nature of light and
vision
1.c) Students will investigate light beams and optical devices, and identify
phenomena that provide evidence of the nature of light

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Identify challenges in explaining the nature of light and vision
2. Explain the phenomena that provide evidence of the nature of light

ASSESSMENTS
Observations/Key
Questions/Products

Conversations: We will do review of the Topic 1 notes we went through,

how do students remember the information after the long break we just
had. (1,2)
Topic 1 Assignment: Can students identify features of light, and the
phenomena that occur when light hits objects (1,2)

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Science Alberta Program of Studies
Science Focus 8 Textbook
Science Focus 8 Teacher Resource

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

White lined paper
Student textbooks for 1st
assignment/Research
Computers

PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson

Consider:
Attention Grabber
Assessment of Prior

Knowledge
Expectations for
Learning and Behaviour
Advance
Organizer/Agenda
Transition to Body

Consider:

BOOK THE LAPTOP CART IF POSSIBLE

Write Agenda on the board: Review; Topic 1 Assignment/Research;
Closure
Introduction
Time
We started with our Light unit the week before Easter Break
and so we will do a quick review of what we have seen.
Go through the agenda and then start reviewing.
Five sources of light: Bioluminescence, chemiluminescence,
incandescent, fluorescent, and phosphorescent.
Light speed stays the same, it is constant it doesnt change.
The type of energy transfer that doesnt require matter?
1:10pm
(Radiation)
10
We looked at the cost of lighting our first step is to write the
minutes
Watts we have in Kilowatts. Then we need to multiply by our
hours to get KWh. Our last step is to multiply by our price in
cents to get the cost.
The questions you will receive for this type of information on
the test will be helped with the information sheet you will
have, but dont forget all of the information for these
questions is actually in the question itself.
Body
Time
1:20pm

Variety of Learning
Styles
Questioning throughout

After the review, students will get some time to work on the
1st Science assignment on page 187 in the textbook. This
assignment will be taken in for marks, and students will
work on it individually. Remind students to write in their
neatest printing so that I am able to read it, and to make
sure that they write down all the information they need to
get full marks. Full sentences are required, not just point
form notes. It should not take students more than this
period to finish.
While students are working on this individually, I will go
around and check the remainder of students Topic 1 notes
that I have yet to see, and give them a mark for completion.

Differentiation for
students
Focused formative
assessment

Consider:
Consolidation of

Learning
Feedback from
Students
Feedback to Students
Transition to Next
Lesson

Sponge
Activity/Activities

When students finish this assignment, they can do some

research (page 182) to find out how fluorescent bulbs are
disposed of. This information will be shared with the class
the next day. Remember to practice Internet safety when
doing research, and stay on task while doing so.
Closure
Bring closure to the class of what we had seen. So far we
looked at introductory ideas about what light is, and how it
can behave. We know about natural and artificial light, and
different sources of light. We then talked about what the
cost of lighting is with a little bit of math, and then also how
light behaves with the ray model of light and what happens
when light hits certain objects.
Any questions about what we have seen?
Tomorrow we will start looking at Reflection and what
happens when light hits different surfaces.
We have seen this happen all throughout our lives without
even understanding it or maybe even thinking about it yet.

30
minutes

Time

1:50pm
5 minutes

If there is extra time we can get a start on the Topic 2 fill in the blank
notes.

Reflections from the

lesson