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Curated OER

Forces And Energy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate the atom and how it is formed. They conduct research using a variety of resources and then construct a model of the atom. Then students have class discussion. The lesson includes background information for the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

On The Road: The Business of Music

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students pretend their band at school has been booked for a multi-city tour. In groups, they research prices for accommodations, transportation and their salary. To end the lesson, they calculate a price for a small, mid and large level...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Christmas Similes

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language arts activity, students write similes that pertain to the Christmas holiday. Students complete 6 similes that have been started, then write 4 of their own.
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Curated OER

Conductors and Insulators

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore electrical terms and circuits.  In this conductor lesson students divide into groups and complete a lab on electricity.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Energy Works!

For Students 6th - 12th
In this energy worksheet, students review the different types of energy and determine what form of work that energy provides. Then students give examples of how energy is related to work. This worksheet has 1 graphic organizer and 3...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Superstition Forces Airline Logo Change

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "Superstition Forces Airline Logo Change," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Communicating With Light and Sound: Fire!

For Teachers K - 1st
Sound the alarm! Fire alarms and fire trucks are perfect examples of communicating with light and sound. Students will begin to understand the engineering principles behind why fire alarms and fire engines use both light and sound to...
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Unit Plan
Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: Properties and Behaviors of Heat, Light and Sound

For Students 3rd - 8th
How can scientists lump heat, light and sound together when investigating properties and behaviors? This learning module will address that question through a series of activities.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Why Do Scientists Think That Light and Sound Are Waves?

For Students 9th - 10th
Light travels as transverse waves and can travel through a vacuum. Sound travels as longitudinal waves and needs to travel through a solid, liquid or gas. Read about the properties of light and of sound, and learn the differences between...
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Light

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on the basic concepts and vocabulary for understanding light energy.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: First Grade Science: Signals Light and Sound

For Students 1st
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores how light and sound are used by people for communication.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Sound

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on how sound travels in waves, its properties, and how to measure it.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Light & Sound, Light Reflection Relay

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this exploration, young scholars will investigate how light reflects off smooth surfaces, learn about angles of reflection, and apply that knowledge in a relay experiment.
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Article
Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: Mini Light Beam Receiver

For Students 9th - 10th
A very simple device to convert light into sound can be made by wiring a solar cell directly to headphones (or an earpiece). The solar cell converts light into electricity and the headphones convert electricity into sound. The limitation...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Does the Intensity of Light Change With Distance?

For Students 9th - 10th
How far would you have to travel so that the light of the full sun would provide "daylight" no brighter than twilight on Earth? This project describes a method to verify the inverse square law: how light, sound, electrical signals, and...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Characteristics of Light: Light Travels in a Straight Line

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lab experience, the students will be asked questions about characteristics of light and sound and whether these energy sources travel in straight lines. The teacher briefly demonstrates light and sound travel. Students will...
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Natural Resources

For Students 3rd - 7th
A slideshow and a short quiz on natural resources, the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources, and the impact humans have on the Earth's natural resources.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Heat

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on heat, covering its difference from temperature, thermal energy, and the means by which heat is transferred.
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PPT
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Magnetism

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the basic concepts and vocabulary of magnetism.
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sound and Light

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The Sound and Light unit provides students with an understanding of sound and light waves through the theme of the "Sunken Treasure," a continuous story line throughout the lessons. In Lessons 1-5, students learn about sound, and in...
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Article
Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: A Voice on a Sunbeam

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is described a simple process to 'put a voice on a sunbeam' and transmit it over a distance. It is a fascinating example of amplitude modulation of light using sound vibrations. It then describes how the modulated light is detected...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Light Absorption, Reflection, & Refraction

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on the properties of light.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Increasing and Decreasing Energy

For Students 1st - 3rd
This tutorial will review over heat, light, and sound energy through interactive activities, videos, and quizzes.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Does Color Affect Heating by Absorption of Light?

For Students 9th - 10th
Light is an example of an electromagnetic wave. Electromagnetic waves can travel through the vacuum of interstellar space. They do not depend on an external medium-unlike a mechanical wave such as a sound wave which must travel through...

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