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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Does a Light Sensor Work?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
A mini-activity, which uses LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT intelligent bricks and light sensors gives students a chance to investigate how light sensors function in preparation for the associated activity involving the light sensors and taskbots.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Total Internal Reflection

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn about total internal reflection. More specifically, they will learn what the critical angle is, how it is derived and how to solve for it in real life...
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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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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Green Light Eating

For Teachers 1st - 5th
During this healthy foods instructional activity, students will sort foods into "healthy" and "unhealthy" categories.Students with then keep a food journal and reflect about their food choices.
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Activity
My Science Site

Reflection Experiments [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Looking for some hands-on activities to use with your students to teach reflection? This resource offers a couple of experiments on the angle of reflection and light absorption. This resource is in PDF form; requires Adobe Reader.
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Activity
My Science Site

My Science Site: The Light for Sight [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource offers a hands-on activity for science teachers to teach about the eye and it's ability to see images. Also discusses refraction and reflection. This resource is in PDF form; requires Adobe Reader.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Greenhouse Effect and Surface Radiation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will design a controlled experiment to demonstrate the greenhouse effect and the effect of different surfaces on light reflection.
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Handout
Optical Society

Optical Society of America: Optics for Kids: Mirrors & the Law of Reflection

For Students 3rd - 5th
A simple activity to investigate how light reflects off a flat surface, a convex one, and a concave one. With a link to an article on reflection.
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Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Light and Matter: Images by Reflection

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustrated article helps students understand the concept of reflection of images and the differences in reflection with different optical devices.
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Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Dual Nature of Light as Reflected in the Nobel Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the historical figures who contributed to our understanding of the nature of light, x-rays, Quantum ElectroDynamic (QED) theory, and so on.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Reflection and Ray Model of Light: Role of Light to Sight

For Students 9th - 10th
In this physics tutorial, students explore the phenomenon of the fact that without light, there would be no sight.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Reflection and Refraction Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-question exercise/quiz pertaining to reflection and refraction.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Light Rays

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a quiz covering reflected, refracted, shadow, and camera rays.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves and Color: Wavelike Behaviors of Light

For Students 9th - 10th
In this series of interactive physics tutorials, students will focus on the wavelike nature of light.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves and Color: Polarization

For Students 9th - 10th
Through illustrated practice problems and video clips, students learn about polarization of light.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: An Experiment With Light Rays and a Prism

For Students 9th - 10th
This passage will test your knowledge on reflection and Refraction - Passage 2.
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Activity
South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Artopia: Painting Critic: For the Light by Rothenberg

For Students 9th - 10th
Questions for reflection for the painting For the Light by Susan Rothenberg. Includes image of the painting and an audio version of the questions. Includes links for more information about the painting and artist as well as a link to "My...
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Website
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Reflection and Refraction of Light

For Students 3rd - 9th
What happens when a ball is thrown against a wall? This narrative illustrates how light is reflected or refracted in different circumstances.
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Activity
Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Bending Light

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Try this at-home science experiment to learn about bending light.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Determining Concentration

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students quantify the percent of light reflected from solutions containing varying concentrations of red dye using LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT bricks and light sensors. They begin by analyzing a set of standard solutions with known...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Laser Waterfall

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video from the Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations, students will observe how a laser beam is trapped in a water jet because the light reflects against the surface of the water. [1:03]
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Soap Bubbles: Create Geometric Art With Soap Films

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this lesson plan students will learn about reflection of light using soap bubbles.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Mira Mira the Amazing Mira

For Teachers 4th
Using a mira, 4th graders draw symmetrical pictures and then explain how the mira works using what they know about reflection and the eye.
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Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Reflection and Mirrors: Who Can See Who?

For Students 9th - 10th
Through investigation, discover the fundamental principle used to explain who can see who in a plane mirror, and why this happens.

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