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Grade 1. In Unit 1.1 Waves: Light, students work to answer the Unit Driving Question: "How can we read under covers when it is dark?"

Have you ever wanted to read, but it was too dark? Have you ever been reading under covers and been told to turn off the lights? This unit begins with a shared experience of trying to read in the dark under covers made of different materials. Students plan and carry out investigations together to produce evidence that can answer their questions about the phenomenon. Through these investigations, students gather data about how transparent, translucent, opaque, and reflective materials cause light to pass through, be blocked, or change direction. As the unit progresses, students use a new model to explain how they can successfully read under covers that block light. At the end of the unit, students apply these ideas to write an informational text to communicate information about reading under covers to members of their community.

This 1-Class Unit Kit comes with basic teacher access to instructional materials on Carolinascienceonline.com, plus the materials needed for a teacher to teach 1 class of 28 students per day.

Building Toward the Next Generation Science Standards
Performance Expectations (PEs)

1-PS4-2: Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects in darkness can be seen only when illuminated.
1-PS4-3: Plan and conduct investigations to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.

Focal Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs)

Developing and Using Models
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

Focal Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs)

PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation

Focal Crosscutting Concepts

Cause and Effect

*All enhancements to materials and instruction for this Carolina Certified Version of the unit are approved by OpenSciEd® to preserve the integrity of the storyline and the instructional model.

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