DanielBowen

6thGrade

7/25/2015

Subject:Science

UtahStateStandardorUtahCoreStandard:Standard6
Objective(s):Objective2
a.Comparelightfromvarioussources(e.g.,intensity,direction,
color).
Materials:

Crayons/coloredpencils

Rainbow(diffraction)glasses

Astringofwhiteholidaylights

Sciencenotebook

BackgroundforTeachers:Visiblelightismadeofdifferentwave
lengths,witheachcolorhavingitsownuniquewavelength.Theseven
colorsofthevisiblelightspectrumarered,orange,yellowgreen,blue,
indigo,andviolet.Aslighthitsanobjectsomelightisobservedand
someisreflectedback.Thecolorofanobjectisthecolorofthelightit
reflects.Grasslooksgreenbecausewhenlighthitsitthebladesabsorb
allthecolorsoflightexceptgreen,whichitreflectsbacktooureyes.
Objectsthatappearwhitereflectbackallcolorsoflightwaves,black
objectsabsorballcolorsoflightwavesanddon'treflectanycolorsback
tooureyes.
Backgroundforstudents:Firstlessononlight,nobackground
knowledgehasbeenprovided.

IntendedLearningOutcomes:(sameasobjectives)Studentswillbe
abletocomparethecoloroflightfromdifferentsources.
InstructionalProcedures:
1.Beforestudentsentertheroomturnonalllightsources.(Smartboard,
computerscreen,lightsintheroom,projector,etc.).
2.Dividestudentsintoteamandhavethemdoagame.Tellthestudents
thatthegameiscalledLightandSeek.Studentgroupswillhave3
minutestoexploreandfindallthelightsourcestheycanintheroomand
listthemintheirsciencenotebooks.Theteamwiththemostcorrect
sourceswins.
3.Afterthegame,asaclasscreatealistofallthelightsourcesthatwere
foundintheclassroom.
4.Next,haveyourstudentsanswerthefollowingquestionsdescribing
thelightsourcesthattheyfound.Doallthelightsourceshavethesame
brightness?Howdovisiblecolorsdifferbasedonthelightsource?
5.Arrangeastrandofwhiteholidaylightsonthewallofyour
classroom.Askthestudentswhatcolortheysee.(White)Handeach
studentapairofrainbowglasses,buttellthemtonotputthemonyet.
darkentheroomexceptfortheholidaylights.Thensignalforstudentto
puttheirgasseson.Thediffractionglassesproducearainbowofcolors.
Explainthattheyarewaydiffractiongratingglassesthatseparatethe
colorsinwhitelight.Explainthatwhenyoumixallthepaintcolors
together,yougetadarkcolorbutwhenyoumixallthecolorsoflight
yougetwhite!
6.Intheirsciencenotebookshavestudentsdescribewhatcoloroflight
isbeingreflectedifastudentsees:
AredTshirt(red)

Abluecar(blue)
Agreenlawn(green)
Ablackroad(nolightisbeingreflected,allabsorbed)
Awhiteflag(alllightreflected,noneabsorbed)
FamilyConnections:(takehomeactivity)Havestudentstaketheir
sciencsenotebookshomeandchoosearoomintheirhome.Writedown
allthelightsourcesthattheyseeinthatparticularroomandthenanswer
thefollowingquestions:
Doallthelightsourceshavethesamebrightness?
Howdovisiblecolorsdifferbasedonthelightsource?
Howarethelightsourcesdifferentinthisroomcomparedtothelight
sourcesintheschoolroom?
DifferentiationforDiverseLearners:
1. Studentscanmakeafoldablethatshowsthecolorsinthewhitelight
spectrum.
2. Questionscanbeansweredorallyifneeded.
AssessmentPlan:
1. Checkstudentsanswersintheirsciencenotebooks.
2. Havestudentsquizeachotheronwhatlightisbeingreflectedoffof
eachothersclothing.

3. Formalassessmentwithobjectslistedandstudentsneedtoanswer
whatcoloroflightisbeingreflected.
Refrences:GraniteSchoolDistrictinterconnectionprogram