Light and Sound Energy Units - Science Activities for Labs, Centers, or Stations
Brenda Kovich
5.8k Followers
Grade Levels
3rd - 5th, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
NGSS4-PS3-4
NGSS3-5-ETS1-3
NGSS3-5-ETS1-1
NGSS3-5-ETS1-2
NGSS4-PS3-2
Formats Included
- Zip
- Easel Activity
Pages
94 pages
Brenda Kovich
5.8k Followers
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Easel Activities Included
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What educators are saying
This was an excellent bundle with activities to go along with our unit on light and sound energy. Clear instructions and topics well explained. Used for multiple grades for homeschool students. They enjoyed the activities and learned a lot. I would definitely recommend this bundle.
My students loved these experiments. Our science program doesn't have any accompanying experiments with the reading textbook. These helped my students to learn about light and sound properties in fun, engaging, and inquiry-based ways!
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Description
Energize your study of sound and light with hands-on energy activities! Lesson plans, lab sheets, companion websites, flash cards, review sheet, and assessment are all included in these units.
Third, fourth, or fifth grade students or homeschool groups explore scientific concepts through hands-on stations, centers, or labs. Then they make their own generalizations.
Open the preview to take a closer look.
Sound Concepts Explored:
- What Is a Sound?
- How Does It Travel?
- What Is Amplitude?
- What Is Pitch?
- Which Materials Conduct and Insulate?
- Does It Travel Better Through Solids, Liquids, or Gases?
- BONUS: STEM Activities
Light Concepts Explored:
- How Does Light Travel?
- Which Materials Are Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque?
- Which Materials Reflect?
- What Is Refraction?
- What Is Color?
For each guiding question, students conduct two or three simple (but powerful) science experiments and draw conclusions. Most materials are commonly found in the classroom.
You can save time and use less materials by setting up the activities as centers or stations instead of labs.
Printable and digital versions of each lab and assessment are included.
- A PDF provides a traditional pencil and paper option.
- Easel Activities or forced Google Slides offer digital versions.
Video links provide reinforcement of energy concepts.
Listen to what other educators are saying about these sound and light resources.
- “I love how the activities were simple yet effective. They aligned with curricular outcomes. I also appreciated that I had videos included in the package as well as distance learning options.” – Kathleen H.
- “My students loved doing these labs. They were informative, and my students enjoyed the challenge of the activities. I love how easy it was to use the sheets and prepare the stations.” – Joan B.
Your students or homeschool group will love this unit – and so will you!
- Engagement is at an all-time high as kids explore science concepts with hands-on activities.
- When they do it themselves, students truly understand properties each type of energy.
- Activities address the intent of your standards. For example, if you teach, NGSS 4-PS3-2, your students will understand the transfer of light and sound energy.
Looking for more? Check out the forms of energy bundle. It also includes heat and electricity.
Enjoy teaching!
Brenda Kovich
Total Pages
94 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
3 Weeks
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
NGSS4-PS3-4
Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. Examples of devices could include electric circuits that convert electrical energy into motion energy of a vehicle, light, or sound; and, a passive solar heater that converts light into heat. Examples of constraints could include the materials, cost, or time to design the device. Devices should be limited to those that convert motion energy to electric energy or use stored energy to cause motion or produce light or sound.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-3
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-1
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-2
Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
NGSS4-PS3-2
Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy.
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