GRADE 1 SCIENCE
Unit 4: Light and Sound
(7 weeks - Trimester 2-3)
Performance Expectations
1-PS4-2. Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects can be seen only when illuminated.
1-PS4-3: Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.
1-PS4-1. Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Standards
1-PS4-2
1-PS4-3
1-PS4-1
Essential Questions
What happens when materials vibrate?
What happens when there is no light?
What happens to our ability to see objects when there is no light?
What happens when objects made with different materials are placed in the path of a beam of light?
What happens when materials vibrate?
STEMscopes
Sound
Behavior of Light