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Fun with Middle School Light and Optics

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Here is a great range of activities which will keep your middle school students busy and learning. It is a hands on approach to teach light and optics. The unit ranges from the electromagnetic spectrum to the human eye. The labs are all included written in formal lab format. Procedure are easy to follow. This will be your favorite unit for teaching this topic. Ten years in development, it has all the quirks worked out. Students love this unit, they are engaged in their learning and their understanding of the concepts will amaze you.
Includes:

Structure
1. Writing Conclusions with Costa Levels
2. Definitions of Costa Level Terms
3. Rubric for Lab Assessments
4. Unit Plan
Waves
1. Properties of Waves Notes
2. Wave Types Match-up Game
Observing Light and Shadows
1. Pathway of Light
2. Translucent Materials
3. Predicting Shadows
Images Through a Pinhole
Colour of Light
1. Separating White Light
2. Different Spectrums Through a Spectroscope
3. Combining Colored Light
Wonder of Reflected Light
1. Amazing Mirrors
2. Mirrors and Reflection
3. Proving the Law of Reflection
4. Curved Mirrors

Refraction in Action
1. Refraction in Water
2. Lenses

Two Eyes are Better Than One
1. 1.Pencil Touch
2. Ball Throw
3. Drop It

Eyeball Structure and Function Chart
Dissection of the Cow Eye
Criteria and Rubric for Research Paper on Optical Devices

K-12 Subject:

Physics, Physical Science

Grade Level(s):

Sixth, Seventh, Eighth

Teaching Duration:

1 Month

Type of Resource:

Projects, Activities, Laboratory

Answer Key:

Included

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Teresa Kelley (TpT Seller)

Lots of information.

March 25, 2013

chtoews

Looking forward to using this in my class. Wish it was not a pdf

March 5, 2013

jodychan

thanks!

February 6, 2013

Amanda Farrar (TpT Seller)

Lots of WONDERFUL work! I would recommend this to anyone! There is a section when it says follow teachers instruction under lenses (convex ad concave), what is that instruction?

January 30, 2013

Merry in the Middle (TpT Seller)

Thanks so much! The instruction is I want students to note that the light ray that travels through the exact center of both lenses will continue to travel in the same direction. I tie that later to the use of lenses to correct human vision.

January 30, 2013

ekorthof

Well thought out unit. I love how much inquiry there is! I'm excited to use a lot of this with my classes. The only problem I run into is that I don't have many resources at my school, but I'm hoping to figure out a way to make some of these labs into stations that don't require as many supplies. Thanks for a great unit!

January 21, 2013

Merry in the Middle (TpT Seller)

Thank-you very much!

January 27, 2013

nhmckay

Great

November 25, 2012

Merry in the Middle (TpT Seller)

Thanks for the great comment, I love teaching this unit!

December 9, 2012

yellow14

I would have loved an answer key. Thanks for working hard on the unit and posting to tpt.

September 16, 2012

Merry in the Middle (TpT Seller)

Download it again...I have provided an answer key :)

September 26, 2012

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