8/17-8/21
This week in Science we are learning about the nature of light and how it interacts with objects. By the end of the week students should be able to define and explain reflection and refraction as well as describe how light travels. Vocabulary quiz August 20th.
8/10-8/14
This week in Science we are learning about the nature of light and how it interacts with objects. By the end of the week students should be able to define transparent, translucent, and opaque. They should also be able to classify objects into each category and explain why. Vocabulary quiz August 20th.
8/4-8/7
This week we will be intruduced to all units of study this year, we will talk about "What is a scientist?", and we will be introduced to our first group of vocabulary words. Students will have a quiz on these words Thursday, August 20th. The students have the list in their Science notebook and there are also Study Slides in their Google Classroom.
Light and Sound Vocabulary – Set 1
Light: energy that travels straight in waves from a source; it reflects, absorbs and refracts off of surfaces
Reflection: the bouncing of light off an object
Refraction: the bending of light as it moves from one material to another
Opaque: not allowing light to pass through
Translucent: allowing only some light to pass through
Transparent: allowing light to pass through
Lens: a piece of material in which light is able to pass through and is used to refract light.
Concave Lens: a lens that is thicker at the edges than in the middle; spreads light out
Convex Lens: a lens that is thicker in the middle than at the edges; focuses light to a point
Color- the way we see reflected light.