Introduction
Carrying out investigations is always fun, especially when the investigations are online! We have discussed in class what it means to carry out an investigation. Together, we came to the conclusion that carrying out an investigation means to learn about the world around us by working and experimenting. Today, we will carry out an online investigation to learn more about transparent, translucent, and opaque objects by discovering how light reacts to these different types of objects.
Task
Through this WebQuest, you will learn more about transparent, translucent, and opaque objects. You may work with a partner if you would like to! In the next section, you will find an article titled "Light and Objects." Please use the link to go to the article, read it, and use the information that you learn to complete the graphic organizer. Please make sure that you make a copy of the graphic organizer before typing. Even if you are working with the partner, everyone must complete the organizer.
Process
Not all materials or objects absorb light in the same way. Objects can either be transparent, translucent, or opaque. Read the article to learn more about transparent and opaque objects. Do not forget to work on your graphic organizer as you read! The article does have a read-aloud option. You are welcome to use this - just make sure you have your headphones on!
When you are finished reading and filling in your graphic organizer, watch this video about transparent, translucent, and opaque objects. Think about what you notice and wonder from the video. Do not forget to have your headphones on when you turn the video on!
- Transparent: a way to describe an object or material that allows all light to go through it
- Translucent: a way to describe an object or material that allows some light to go through it
- Opaque: a way to describe an object or material that does not allow light to go through it
Evaluation
You all have worked so hard today, and I would love to see what you have learned! Completing each of the steps above will help you with these ten questions and prove to me that you are a master of transparent, translucent, and opaque light! Do not forget to make a copy of the page before you begin! The directions are included on the question page under the title.
Conclusion
You all are great investigators of light! Thank you for staying on-task today as you completed this WebQuest of your online investigation! Your hard work will definitely pay off.
Credits
Works Cited
Light - elementary science lesson plan - light travel. Flocabulary. (n.d.). Retrieved April 3, 2022, from https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/light/
Light and Objects. ReadWorks. (n.d.). Retrieved April 3, 2022, from https://www.readworks.org/article/Light-and-Objects/f5546a47-195c-4532-…
Teacher Page
1-PS4-3
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.
Clarification Statement: Examples of materials could include those that are transparent (such as clear plastic), translucent (such as wax paper), opaque (such as cardboard), or reflective (such as a mirror).
Disciplinary Core Ideas: Electromagnetic Radiation Some materials allow light to pass through them, others allow only some light and others block all the light and create a dark shadow on any surface beyond them, where the light cannot reach. Mirrors can be used to redirect a light beam. (The idea that light travels from place to place is developed through experiences with light sources, mirrors, and shadows, but no attempt is made to discuss the speed of light.) (LE.PS4B.b)