Light and Shadows Easy 1st Grade Science Experiments and Activities

Make teaching the light waves science lesson for NGSS™ easy and fun when you have vocabulary cards, photos, a journal, and a variety of worksheets! Your 1st grade students will learn the concepts of transparent, translucent and opaque using these light and shadow activities. Let your students experiment to understand the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light. This resource will help you teach it all.

Gather a few suggested materials from your classroom or home and let your first graders get their hands on real objects to conduct investigations and experiment with light waves. Then use the journal and various worksheets to document their observations. They will think like scientists: ask a question, make a plan, and observe. This resource makes it easy for you to develop the skills of the future scientists in your classroom.

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Do you need materials to help you teach? This resource contains vocabulary flashcards, photos of objects, a journal, and a variety of worksheets.

Have you hosted a theme day yet? You get math and language arts activities with a 'light' theme. These would be great extra activities to use during a theme day in your classroom in which everything focuses on the topic of "light".

Build Vocabulary:

• Vocabulary cards: transparent, translucent, opaque
• 12 photo cards of objects which will impact a beam of light in various ways

These cards are perfect to use in small groups or place them in a center for additional practice or review.

Document Thinking and Observations:

• Journal
• Foldable flip book for drawing materials used in investigation
• Investigation Summary Page with drawing and writing portions
• Materials Results Chart to identify what the 12 objects are classified as: transparent, translucent, opaque (You can use as a whole group activity, in small groups or assign to partners - What would be best for your class?)

EXTEND ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

This hands-on unit also includes Common Core Math and Language Arts activities for centers or use during a "Light" themed day in your classroom.

Math Activities for Centers, Stations or Write the Room:

• True or False addition equation sort focusing on Doubles facts
• Matching Addition Equation and Sum Cards
• Add 3 Numbers Match focusing on making 10 (six equations) and doubles facts (six equations) for differentiation of student needs

Language Arts Activities:

• Spelling Pattern Word Bank for words with –ight:
• ABC order worksheet
• Syllable Sort science vocabulary list
• One syllable/Two syllable sorting chart

TEACHERS WHO USED THESE MATERIALS SAID . . .

★★★★★ Janet R. said, "The kids loved these activities. Thanks!"

★★★★ Kimberly S. said, "I like the math/literacy center ideas."

★★★★★ Sheila B. said, "What a great resource! This was our first year having this topic in our 1st grade standards, so it was very helpful!"

Supports Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)™

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

Enjoy teaching science this year when you have the materials you need.

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