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Light Notes from the Coral Aquarium

Use a student's coral aquarium journal to decide when objects are visible and whether light shines on them or comes from them.

Grade 1ScienceInteractive · Printable

Aligned to1-PS4-2

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 NGSS standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 14 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Science
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students explain that objects can be seen when light shines on them.
  • Students identify objects that give off their own light.
  • Students use journal evidence to predict what can be seen.

How to use

Read the journal aloud and study each check together. Then have students use the evidence to answer the questions and explain their thinking.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

1-PS4-2

Explain that objects can be seen only when light shines on them or when they give off their own light.

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Light Notes from the Coral Aquarium

Use a field journal to explain how objects can be seen.

Read the field journal

Read Tessa's notes about the coral reef classroom aquarium. Use the journal data to answer the questions.

Tessa's Coral Aquarium Journal

1Tessa kept a field journal beside the classroom aquarium. She watched a paper coral card and a small battery light shaped like a fish. The paper coral card had no switch. The fish light had a switch.

2The journal table shows what Tessa saw in each check.
Check A: The room lamp was on. The paper coral was seen. The fish light was off and was not seen.
Check B: The room and aquarium lamps were off. The fish light was on and was seen. The paper coral was not seen.
Check C: The room was dark. An aquarium lamp shone on the paper coral. The coral was seen. The fish light was off and was not seen.
Check D: The room was dark. An aquarium lamp was on, but a cover kept its light from reaching the paper coral. The coral was not seen. The fish light was on and was seen.
Check E: The room lamp was on. Both the paper coral and the fish light were seen.
Check F: The room was dark. The aquarium lamp shone on the paper coral, and the fish light was on. Both objects were seen.

3Tessa wanted to use the notes to plan a night display for the aquarium. She needed to know which objects needed light shining on them and which object could make its own light.

1.
In which check were both objects seen while the room was dark?
  • A. Check B
  • B. Check C
  • C. Check D
  • D. Check F
2.

In how many checks was the paper coral seen?   checks

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