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A Story Box at Rainforest Camp

Use flashlight test notes to compare materials and judge designs for a rainforest camp puppet box.

Grade 1ScienceInteractive · Printable

Aligned to1-PS4-3

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  • 1 NGSS standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 10 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Science
Question types
Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students compare materials that let much light through, let some through, block a beam, or reflect it.
  • Students identify what to keep the same in a light-beam test.
  • Students use test evidence to choose materials for a light-box design.

How to use

Read the story, test notes, and questions aloud. Have children point to the notes that support their choices before discussing their designs.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

1-PS4-3

Test what happens when materials that let light through, let some through, block it or reflect it are put in a light beam.

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A Story Box at Rainforest Camp

Use light tests to choose parts for a puppet box.

Try the Materials

Listen to Nia's test. Use her notes to answer.

Nia's Light Test

At a rainforest camp, Nia builds a puppet light box. She tests four pieces. First, she aims a flashlight at a white card. Next, she puts one piece in a slanted holder in the beam. Another white card sits beside the holder. She keeps the flashlight, holder, and cards in the same spots for each test. She uses the same flashlight and checks both cards. Never aim the light at eyes.

Test notes
Clear plastic: bright patch behind; no bright patch beside.
Wax paper: dim patch behind; no bright patch beside.
Cardboard: no patch behind; no bright patch beside.
Mirror: no patch behind; bright patch beside.

1.
Which piece lets more light through than the wax paper does?
  • A. Cardboard
  • B. Clear plastic
  • C. Mirror
  • D. All three let more through.
2.
The mirror makes a bright patch beside the holder. What happened to the beam?
  • A. It passed straight through the mirror.
  • B. It stopped without reaching either card.
  • C. It made the mirror give off new light.
  • D. It bounced off the mirror to the side.
3.
Nia tries another piece. Pick TWO things to keep the same for a fair test.

The flashlight she usesThe material in the holderThe spots where the cards sitThe patch she gets as a result

4.
Sort each piece by what it did in Nia's test.
MirrorWax paperClear plasticCardboard
Let much light throughLet some light throughBlocked the beam; no bright side patchBounced the beam to the side
5.
Nia tested one layer of wax paper. She wants to know what two layers will do. What should she do next?
  • A. Test two layers with the same setup.
  • B. Use the mirror's result for two layers.
  • C. Decide two layers must act like one.
  • D. Try two layers with the flashlight off.

Choose and Check Designs

Nia will shine the flashlight from inside the box. Use her test notes to judge each plan.

6.
The front must let light through to make a dim patch outside. Which piece best fits?
  • A. Mirror
  • B. Clear plastic
  • C. Wax paper
  • D. Cardboard
7.
A wall must stop the beam from going through. It must not bounce a bright patch to the side. Which piece fits both needs?
  • A. Cardboard
  • B. Mirror
  • C. Wax paper
  • D. Clear plastic
8.
A new plan needs a bright patch through the front. Its wall must stop the beam without making a bright side patch. Which plan meets BOTH needs?
  • A. Wax-paper front; cardboard wall
  • B. Clear-plastic front; mirror wall
  • C. Cardboard front; clear-plastic wall
  • D. Clear-plastic front; cardboard wall
9.
Nia swaps a wax-paper front for cardboard. Everything else stays the same. What will most likely happen to the patch just outside the front?
  • A. The dim patch will become brighter.
  • B. The dim patch will no longer appear.
  • C. The dim patch will stay the same.
  • D. The dim patch will flash on and off.
10.
Omar says, “No patch behind means no bright patch beside.” Do Nia's notes agree? Name a piece and tell how its test helps you decide.

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