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Think about what you saw.

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What did you notice at the sound and light stations?

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Can you think of ways you have used light and sound to see or hear things in the world?

What is the Big Idea?

Write it in your journal.

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What is a Big Idea we should think about?

What is this science unit all about?

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What questions are you interested in investigating?

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Investigation #1 Sound Experiment

How will we design the investigation?

How will we collect data?

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What do you think?

Question: Can you move objects with sound?

Think about it for awhile and share your ideas with your classmates.

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What do you think?

Some people think that sound can move objects.

Other people think that objects can only be moved when they are pushed or pulled by a person.

Which idea do you support? Or do you have any other ideas?

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Idea 1 - Sound can move objects

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Idea 2 -The “People Move” Idea

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Talk to your classmates about what you know right now.

Listen to other ideas and think about how they might work or not work.

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Now it is time to write down your thoughts

It is fine if you are not sure right now.
It will require more work to learn the right answer.
Just think about what you know and be open to learning more
Write down your ideas in your thinking log.

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It’s time to do some research!

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We need to learn more.

Remember we are learning about sound energy.

Who should we ask?

A Surfer	An Astronaut
Spends time in the water.	Sends information from space to Earth.

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Scientific knowledge is certain, but can also change. When scientists tell people what is happening they use evidence to guide them.

The scientist’s claim is the answer to a problem that has the best evidence.

If better evidence is discovered and tested over and over again scientists might change their claim.

*Adapted from National Science Teachers Association (https://www.nsta.org/about/positions/natureofscience.aspx)

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Now that we know how sound can move objects Let’s learn how we can use light to learn about the world.

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Investigation #2 Light Experiment

How will we design the investigation?

How will we collect data?

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What do you think?

Question: What does light do when it runs into objects?

Think about it for awhile and share your ideas with your classmates.

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What do you think?

Some people think that light always shines through objects.

Other people think that light changes when it hits objects.

Which idea do you support? Or do you have any other ideas?

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Idea 1 - Light shines through

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Idea 2 - Light Changes

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Now it is time to write down your thoughts

It is fine if you are not sure right now.
It will require more work to learn the right answer.
Just think about what you know and be open to learning more
Write down your ideas in your thinking log.

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It’s time to do some research!

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We need to learn more.

Remember we are learning about light energy.

Who should we ask?

A Golfer	An Eye Doctor
Spends time playing a game.	Understands how light enters the eye.

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Scientific knowledge is improved by technology.

Early scientists couldn’t see deep into space because the human eye has limits.

When scientists created telescopes it allowed them to make better observations and better claims.

*Adapted from National Science Teachers Association (https://www.nsta.org/about/positions/natureofscience.aspx)

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