Classroom Resource

Light

Subject Area

English Language Arts
Science

Grade(s)

1

Overview

The teacher will present an informational text from the website, ReadWorks. The students and teacher can interact with this non-fiction text by annotating the text digitally. The students will answer the questions associated with the article as an assessment. This learning activity can be used as an introduction to transparent, translucent, opaque, and reflective materials, serve as reinforcement after students have already learned these concepts, or be used as an assessment at the conclusion of a lesson. This informational text could provide background knowledge before students investigate materials that are transparent, translucent, opaque, or reflective. 

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.22

Ask and answer questions about key details in literary and informational texts.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.1.22

Vocabulary

  • Ask
  • Answer
  • Questions
  • Key details
  • Literary texts
  • Informational texts

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Key details are present in literary and informational text.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Ask questions about key details in a literary and informational text.
  • Answer questions about key details in a literary and informational text.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Literary and informational text include key details that must be understood to comprehend the text.
  • After reading a text, knowledge and understanding can be expanded by asking and answering questions.
Science (2015) Grade(s): 1

SC15.1.3

Investigate materials to determine which types allow light to pass through (e.g., transparent materials such as clear plastic wrap), allow only partial light to pass through (e.g., translucent materials such as wax paper), block light (e.g., opaque materials such as construction paper), or reflect light (e.g., shiny materials such as aluminum foil).

Unpacked Content

UP:SC15.1.3

Vocabulary

  • transparent
  • translucent
  • opaque
  • reflect
  • investigate
  • observe
  • light
  • partial
  • block
  • material
  • record
  • data
  • shiny

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Some materials allow all light to pass through.
  • Some materials allow partial light to pass through.
  • Some materials block all the light from passing through.
  • Some materials reflect light, which changes its direction.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Investigate to determine the effect of placing objects made of different materials in a beam of light.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Simple tests can gather evidence to determine that placing different materials in a beam of light will cause light to either: pass through, partially pass through, block, or reflect.

Scientific and Engineering Practices

Planning and Carrying out Investigations

Crosscutting Concepts

Cause and Effect
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.22

Ask and answer questions about key details in literary and informational texts.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.1.22

Vocabulary

  • Ask
  • Answer
  • Questions
  • Key details
  • Literary texts
  • Informational texts

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Key details are present in literary and informational text.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Ask questions about key details in a literary and informational text.
  • Answer questions about key details in a literary and informational text.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Literary and informational text include key details that must be understood to comprehend the text.
  • After reading a text, knowledge and understanding can be expanded by asking and answering questions.
Link to Resource
https://www.readworks.org/article/Light/47163b5a-415e-417d-aa1e-d16f90071f66#!a…

CR Resource Type

Learning Activity

Resource Provider

ReadWorks.org
Accessibility

Accessibility

Audio resources: includes a transcript or subtitles
License

License Type

Custom

Custom License Type (URL)

https://about.readworks.org/terms-of-use.html

Comments or Notes

ReadWorks is a website that provides K-12 teachers with free literacy resources (About ReadWorks). ReadWorks has literary and informational texts on a variety of subjects and reading skills. You may narrow your search using grade level or Lexile level, making this website a wonderful tool for differentiation. Students will complete their work digitally, and you will provide their score and feedback digitally. This makes it easy to go paperless for this activity.

Prior to implementing this activity, you will need to sign up for an Educator Account on ReadWorks. After setting up an account, create a class from the Class Admin tab, this will provide you with a Class Code to give to students. Next, use the Find Content tab to search for the informational article that will be used during this activity, "Light." After navigating to the article, click on the blue Assign button to assign it to your class.

Each student will need access to a digital device, such as a tablet or laptop. The first time students enter the website they will need to enter the Class Code that is listed on your Class Admin page. Alternatively, you can print the article and corresponding questions for students, if digital devices are not available. The teacher could also complete this activity by projecting the article and questions for the whole class to view.

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