Provided by: Pacific Education Institute |Published on: November 13, 2023
Lesson Plans
K12
Synopsis
In this collection of 8 lessons, students will learn about light energy, heat energy, how light interacts with objects, and how color affects heat.
The unit opens with a Native American story about the Sun. Inspired by the story, students will design a hat to minimize the effects of the Sun's heat on the eagle's head, then do experiments and activities to update their design and demonstrate their learning.
The animated video does a great job of explaining translucent, transparent, and opaque in simple terms.
Many hands-on activities, videos, and stories will keep students engaged and are effective for all kinds of learners.
Additional Prerequisites
The link to the solar energy experiment will not take you to the correct page on the website, but you can find a similar activity here.
The link to the Program Manager of Energy Efficiency in the extension section is broken.
Differentiation
Students can hunt around their homes for objects that are transparent, translucent, opaque, and reflective, and bring the objects or pictures of the objects to school.
After they learn about heat and color, have students plan an outfit for different weather conditions.
If you have the time and materials, have students construct their hat designs and test them outside.
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