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Subway Desk Light Clues

Read a subway worker's light-test table and use evidence to explain why a paper map and a battery sign can be seen.

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Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Science
Question types
Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students use test results to explain that a paper object is seen when light shines on it.
  • Students use evidence to explain that an object giving off its own light can be seen in darkness.

How to use

Read the passage, table, and questions aloud. Help students compare the test rows before they explain how the map and sign become visible.

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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Subway Desk Light Clues

Use test results to explain what people can see.

Light Tests at the Desk

Listen to the story. Use the table to answer the questions.

A Subway Worker's Check

A busy city subway station has a help desk. A worker named Inez checks a paper map and a small battery sign. She tests one object at a time inside a covered viewing space. The cover blocks light from the station. Inez stays at the same viewing spot. She changes which light is on and records whether she can see the object. The paper map does not make light. She does not test the map and sign together.

Inez's Results
Test | Object | Desk lamp | Sign switch | Object seen?
1 | Paper map | OFF | Not used | No
2 | Paper map | ON | Not used | Yes
3 | Battery sign | OFF | OFF | No
4 | Battery sign | OFF | ON | Yes
1.
What changed between Tests 1 and 2?
  • A. Inez used a different map.
  • B. Inez moved to a new viewing spot.
  • C. Inez switched on the desk lamp.
  • D. Inez switched on the battery sign.
2.
What do Tests 1 and 2 show about the map?
  • A. Light shining on the map helped Inez see it.
  • B. The map made its own light in the dark.
  • C. The map was easier to see with the lamp off.
  • D. Inez could see the map equally well in both tests.
3.
Why could Inez see the sign in Test 4?
  • A. The desk lamp shone on the sign.
  • B. Light from the station reached the sign.
  • C. The paper map shone light on the sign.
  • D. The sign gave off light when switched on.
4.
The objects were visible in Tests 2 and 4. How were these tests different?
  • A. The map made light; the sign had light shine on it.
  • B. The map had light shine on it; the sign made light.
  • C. The desk lamp shone on the map and on the sign.
  • D. The battery sign shone on the map and on the lamp.
5.
Circle the TWO notes that agree with the table.

The map was seen when the desk lamp was on.The sign was seen with its switch and the lamp off.The sign was seen with its switch on and the lamp off.The map was seen when the desk lamp was off.

Use the Light Clues

Use what the tests show to think about new checks.

Inez has a paper train ticket, too. Like the paper map, the ticket does not make light. She uses the same covered viewing space for her next checks.
6.
Which plan would help Inez see the paper ticket?
  • A. Put the ticket near the desk lamp with the lamp off.
  • B. Move the ticket closer to her eyes with the lights off.
  • C. Shine the desk lamp on the ticket while she looks.
  • D. Wait longer while the ticket stays in the dark.
7.
Predict whether Inez can see each object. The cover blocks station light. No other lights are on.
Paper ticket with the desk lamp shining on itBattery sign with its switch off and the desk lamp offPaper ticket with the desk lamp offBattery sign with its switch on and the desk lamp off
Can see itCannot see it
8.
Dev says, “The map is still there in Test 1, so Inez should see it.” What is missing from Dev's idea?
  • A. The map needs to be larger to be seen in the dark.
  • B. Light needs to shine on the map for it to be seen.
  • C. The map needs to be held closer to be seen in the dark.
  • D. Inez needs to look longer to see the map in the dark.
9.
Inez wants to check if the ticket acts like the map. Which two checks should she compare?
  • A. Look at the ticket with the lamp off, then on.
  • B. Look at the ticket, then the map, with the lamp off.
  • C. Look at the ticket near her, then far away, in the dark.
  • D. Look at the ticket, then the sign, with the lamp on.
10.
Tell two ways an object can be seen. Use the map and the sign tests as evidence.

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