Here's how it went:
LIGHT UNIT STUDY
physics unit study.
Concepts that we covered:- Light was Created. The Sun was created light.
- Light is energy.
- It travels in straight path.
- Reflection is bouncing off.
- Refraction is passing through and bending.
- Translucent means light passes through and opaque means light cannot pass through.
DAY 1:
What is Light?
BIBLE:
So of course the first place to start is the Creation of Light. So we pulled out our Children's Bible and began to read...And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. Genesis 1:3.Then God created the SUN to govern the day. Our source of light is God himself.MATH/SCIENCE/LANGUAGE
The Sun: Our created light source. (Pull up this AWESOME LESSON PLAN about the Sun! )
Here is a sample from Apologia's Sciencebook on Creation about the Sun. (Choose sample module to see the pdf)
HISTORY: Thomas Edison: Creating light sources. Did Edison really create the light blub? NOPE! Watch it here:
VIDEO: Edison was Not the creator of the lightblub!
Interactive: Sources of Light
Library List:
Talk about Light by Webb & Faircloth
Light: A First Discovery Book By Scholastic
Kingfisher Young Knowledge Light and Sound by Dr. Mike Goldsmith
SCIENCE:
Basic properties of Light - Reflection & Refraction with simple graphics
VIDEO: Bill Nye the Science Guy video properties of light
Language Arts: Copywork: Genesis 1:3
Read the poem: MY SHADOW by Robert Louis Stevenson
Other resources we didn't use this time around:
Lapbook on Light
Popup Book on the Invention of Lightblub
DAY 2:
REFLECTION/REFRACTION - who do we want to reflect?
Then me moved on to talking about Jesus who was called the Light of the World.
What does that mean?
BIBLE:
Being a Light to the World - The lesson explains how we do not have to do anything for the darkness to be there - it simply exists and it takes no energy or effort for it to be dark. But it does take energy and effort for there to be light and light pushes out the darkness. But it has to be an ongoing effort. The minute the light goes out, darkness encroaches.This, of course, applies to the world of sin as well. It takes no effort to sin or allow sin to be around us. But we can be the light that pushes back sin but it requires effort on our part. We need to constantly shine our light to keep sin at bay and to be a light for the Lord. ..
LANGUAGE ARTS:
Write about How we can be the Light to others.SCIENCE:
SHADOWS and LIGHT -
What makes a shadow lesson plan
Just an Illusion
Students are often amazed at the effects that a simple glass of water can have on light. Water can actually distort images in some fairly astonishing ways. To begin this activity, ask your students to drop a penny into a clear, standard-sized beaker of water and then stare at the penny through the side of the beaker. If they move their heads around a bit, it won't take much effort to make the penny seem much larger—almost the size of a silver dollar. Next, ask them to put a pen or pencil into the beaker, halfway out of the water, and then view it again from the side. The pencil will seem broken, as if the half below the water were unconnected to the half above it. Ask students to speculate about the reasons behind these optical illusions. (In the first case, the light reflecting off the penny diverges in the water before it reaches the students' eyes, making the penny seem larger. In the second case, the light reflecting off the submerged half of the pencil is refracted, whereas the light on the dry half is not, making the image seem disjoined.)
COLORS OF THE RAINBOW:
VIDEO: colors of a rainbow
HISTORY:
RAINBOWS Noah's Ark (Genesis 6:1-9:29):
- Multiple resources: Noah's Ark Multiple resources: A Rainbow Promise Mural/coloring pages: Jan Brett's On Noah's Ark Coloring Mural
- RAINBOWS and REFRACTION: We have it easy we create rainbows everyday as the water dispenser is in the direct line of sunlight in the morning teaching hours. We used this video to explain WHY we see all the color.
DAY 3:
LIGHT LETS US SEE!
LANGUAGE ARTS:- Book: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by B. Martin, Jr.
SCIENCE:
HOW OUR EYES SEE: VIDEO: Bill Nye the Science Guy - THE EYE
How Important are our eyes?
At the Science Center, using the sense of sight only, a student describes the properties of a leaf. At the center, the students take turns comparing the properties of various leaves. In describing a leaf, students use numbers such as one,two,three as appropriate to describe the leaf. This leaf is dark green. Look, you can see its veins. This one has five points on it. This one has only three. This one has some fuzz on it. This leaf has jagged edges, but this one has smooth edges. After they have finished their work at the center they will report to the class.
2. The students go on a "sighted" (eyes open) walk and a "non-sighted" (blindfolded) walk. The students choose partners and take turns being blindfolded. The students compare the two walks, stressing the important role the eyes play in our everyday lives. When taking the walk, the students take care to observe the colors in the environment. They also note if they saw things moving, and if they saw things that were far and close. On returning they contribute to a list of objects observed and objects' colors. Teacher writes the responses on a chart.
HISTORY:
Museum of Sight Lesson Plans
