4mat Lesson Plan 4 the Understanding of the Transmission of
Light
Introduction: After this lesson the student will have a clear
understanding of how light is transmitted through or reflected
from materials found in everyday life.
Materials:flashlights, Science book glossary, glass, clear
4 mill transparent plastic and wax paper
R=right L=left
1R
Objective-to list ways students use light in their personal
lives.
Method-have a class discussion and make a list on the overhead
or other some visible area in the classroom.
1L
Objective-to use flashlights to observe the ways light is
handled by objects in the room.
Method- shine the flashlight around the room with the lights
off and notice the way it passes through or is bounced off the
many materials found in the room.
2R
Objective- to define the ways light is reflected or transmitted.
Method- read definitions of the words: transparent, translucent,
and opaque.
2L
Objective- to observe light as it applies with each of the
words, by using glass, wax paper and any wall of the classroom.
Method- Test by shining light on glass, wax paper, and a wall.
3L
Objective- to reinforce by labeling objects that fit the definitions.
Method- create a learning center filled with material that
is transparent, translucent or opaque. (Tell the students a week
prior to the experimenting to let them help fill the LC)
3R
Objective- to classify materials by the way they handle light.
Method- to make a list of objects that fit the definition
of the three types of material.
4L
Objective- to alter the way a material transmits light.
Method- use a scratchpad to scour the transparent plastic.
4R
Objective- shine flashlight onto surface and observe how the
light is diffused more and more as it is scoured.
Conclusion: 4 the record the student should be more experienced
with the way light is handled in everyday life.