Standard: 4-PS3-2. Make observations to provide evidence that energy cam be transfered from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Description: This video gives students basic information about what light is, how it travels, and the different ways that light interacts with specific objects (transparent, opaque, transluscent). Students get an introduction to these terms, and are given real-life examples that help students connect to the concept.

Focus Questions:

• What is light?

• How does light travel?

• What makes an object transparent? Translusent? Opaque?

• What is refraction? When does this happen?

Posted by: Emma Graczyk

Standards:

• 4-PS3-2 Energy. Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents

Summary: This video starts off by introducing the subject of prisms using rainbows, it then goes on to talk about how prisms can help us see rainbows up close. The video also spells out the word prism so that students can see what the word looks like. It gives the definition and then breaks it down into better kid-friendly language. The video then explains the different types of prisms, and it then shows how we can make a rainbow using a rainbow. The video also shares some trivia about prisms and ends with a question students can answer for fun. This video uses engaging graphics to pull students in but still provides good information.

Science Practices:

• Asking questions and defining problems

• Using mathematical and computational thinking

• Engaging in arguments from evidence

Cross-Cutting Concepts

• Energy and Matter

• Structure and Function

• Cause and effect

Nature of Science Concepts

• Science is a way of knowing

• Science is a human endeavor

Focus Questions:

• What is a prism?

• What does a prism do?

• Can we touch rainbows?

• How are rainbows formed?

Posted By: Avery Ward

Standards:

• 4-PS3-2 Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents

Summary: This video talks about rainbows and how they occur when it's rainy and sunny. It also prompts the questions (like what is a rainbow and how do they form?). It then goes into an explanation of what forms a rainbow. It also talks about how prisms can be used to create rainbows. This video is really quick and would be great for teachers who want to boost their knowledge but the language is very kid-friendly and the images are engaging so it would be good to use in the classroom as well.

Science Practices:

• Asking questions and defining problems

• Constructing explanations and designing solutions

Cross-Cutting Concepts:

• Energy and Matter

• Structure and Function

Nature of Science Concepts

• Science knowledge is based on empirical evidence

• Science is a way of knowing

• Science is a human endeavor

Focus Questions:

• Have you seen a rainbow? When was it?

• How do rainbows form?

• Can we make rainbows on our own? How?

Posted by: Avery Ward

Standards:

• 4-PS3-2 Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents

Summary: This video is all about light! This video examines all aspects of light. It begins by talking about how light helps us see and why it is so important, then it moves on to talking about artificial light and how that is created. It also talks about how light helps support life around us. This is a really informational video with great pictures/videos to help understand the importance of light.

Science Practices:

• Constructing explanations and designing solutions

Cross-Cutting Concepts

• Energy and Matter

• Patterns

Nature of Science Concepts

• Scientific knowledge is based on empirical evidence

• Science is a way of knowing

• Science is a human endeavor

Focus Questions:

• What is light?

• What are some examples of natural light?

• what are some examples of artificial light?

• What are ways that light enhances our life and the life of plants and animals?

Posted by: Avery Ward

Standards:

• 4-PS3-2 Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents

Summary: This video talks about refraction. The video starts off talking about refraction and what it is. Afterward, they do a couple of experiments where they stick a pencil in water. They use different-sized jars to show how refraction changes our view of things in the water. The visuals and experiments are really great in this video for both students and teachers.

Science Practices:

• Planning and carrying out investigations

• Constructing explanations and designing solutions

Cross-Cutting Concepts:

• Cause and Effect

• Energy and Matter

Nature of Science Concepts:

• Scientific knowledge is based on empirical evidence

• Science is a way of knowing

• Science is a human endeavor

Focus Questions:

• What is refraction?

• How does refraction work?

• Where do we see refraction?

Posted by: Avery Ward

Description:

In this video the most adorable little scientist explains and conducts 10 short light experiments. I think this clip would be great to use in the classroom because it pack so many different light phenomena into one short video. For younger kids this video would be great because they will be seeing themselves through JoJo and his scientific work. In the classroom I would have students watch the video individually, and then choose one to conduct ourselves as a class.

Focus Questions:

1. What was moving through the rod in the second experiment?

2. What is an example of total internal reflection?

3. How was the balloon able to be popped?

4. How were we able to see the quarter after JoJo poured the water in the bowl?

Posted By: Aubrey Jones

Standard:

Standard: 4-PS3-2. Make observations to provide evidence that energy cam be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Summary

Wow!! These experiments are mind blowing. Even I was ooohing and ahhing as I was watching the video. This video discusses different light experiments, that can create cool optical allusions. What I like about this video is that it is engaging as well as informational. I was skeptical at first, but after preforming the illusion he explains scientifically how light created that to happen. This video would be great for all ages to enjoy, but most likely easier for upper elementary students to understand.

Focus Questions:

1. What does index of refraction mean?

2. Why did the test tube look like it had vanished?

3. How does a hologram work?

4. Why did the frog look like it disappeared?

Posted By: Aubrey Jones

Standard:

4-PS3-2. Make observations to provide evidence that energy cam be transfered from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5BHxozBPuA

Summary:

This Bill Nye was a bit of a blast into the past, but I learned so much. In this episode Bill was investigating light and the different elements of light energy. He discusses primarily what white light is, and how it impacts how we see other things. The video is longer than most that I normally post, but you don't have to watch the entire video to get a well rounded lesson on light. I watched till 7:25 seconds and I learned very much.

Focus Questions:

1. What is white light?

2. What would a world without light look like?

3. What is a prism, and how does it work?

4. What happens when you mix colors?

5. Why does the black cloth feel hotter in the sun than the white cloth?

• Standard:

  • 1-PS4-3. Plan and conduct investigations to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.

• DCI:

  • PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation

• Science and Engineering Practices

  • Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

• Cross-Cutting Concept:

  • Cause and Effect

Summary:

This video explains to students how we can only see objects when light shines on them or when they make light, light can go through transparent objects, and light cannot go through opaque objects. Students will plan and carry out an investigation to explore the properties of light and to learn that light goes through some objects but not others.

Focus Questions:

• What are some light sources inside the home?

• What are some light sources outside the home?

• What are some examples of light sources that are natural and others that are made by people?

• What does transparent mean? Give an example.

• What does transluscent mean? Give an example.

• What does opaque mean? Give an example.

Posted by: Jayla Johnson

Description:

The article covers the invention of the light bulb and how light bulbs work. Without lightbulbs, we would still be using oil lamps and candles to light up our nights! The article explains exactly what goes into a light bulb and why those choices were made- did you know light bulbs don't have any oxygen in them? Learn more about it with this article.

Focus Questions:

• What makes tungsten a good filament for light bulbs?

• Does a light bulb have oxygen inside of it? Why or why not?

• Think of a light bulb versus a light that uses LEDs. What makes these similar? What makes them different?

Posted by Gracie Bostwick