Making light of science
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A lesson plan for Grades 6 and 9–12 Physical Science
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- Appropriate grades
- 6 and 9–12
- Subjects
- science (physics and physical science)
- Provider
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
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This Science NetLinks lesson is part of a three-lesson series on light. This lesson is an introduction to light in which students are introduced to the electromagnetic spectrum (focusing on visible light) and the wave nature of light.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 6
- Goal 6: The learner will conduct investigations and examine models and devices to build an understanding of the characteristics of energy transfer and/or transformation.
- Objective 6.05: Analyze the physical interactions of light and matter:
- Absorption.
- Scattering.
- Color perception.
- Form and function of the human eye.
- Objective 6.05: Analyze the physical interactions of light and matter:
Grades 9–12 — Physical Science
- Goal 3: The learner will analyze energy and its conservation.
- Objective 3.04: Investigate and analyze the transfer of energy by waves:
- General characteristics of waves: amplitude, frequency/period, wavelength, velocity of propagation.
- Mechanical waves.
- Sound waves.
- Electromagnetic waves (radiation).
- Objective 3.04: Investigate and analyze the transfer of energy by waves:
