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A Thing or 2 about Making Shade | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!

Classroom Resource Information

Title:

A Thing or 2 about Making Shade | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!

URL:

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/a-thing-or-2-making-shade/the-cat-in-the-hat-knows-a-lot-about-that/

Content Source:

PBS

Type:

Audio/Video

Overview:

This short video from The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, teaches about physical science, energy, and light. Thing 1 tries clear, tinted, and opaque glass, to create a shade for Thing 2. He decides that opaque glass provides the best shade and relief from the sun.

Content Standard(s):

Science
SC2015 (2015)
Grade: 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).

NAEP Framework

NAEP Statement::
P4.2: Objects vary in the extent to which they absorb and reflect light and conduct heat (thermal energy) and electricity.

NAEP Statement::
P4.9: Light travels in straight lines. When light strikes substances and objects through which it cannot pass, shadows result. When light travels obliquely from one substance to another (air and water), it changes direction.

Unpacked Content

Scientific And Engineering Practices:

Planning and Carrying out Investigations

Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and Effect

Disciplinary Core Idea: Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

Given materials, determine if light passes through, partially passes through, is blocked or is reflected.

Teacher 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.

AMSTI Resources:

AMSTI Module:
Sound and Light, Foss
Sky, Delta

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
SCI.AAS.1.3- Identify objects that are see through (transparent) and objects that are not see through (opaque).

Tags:

light, opaque, translucent, transparent

License Type:

Custom Permission Type
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Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles

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Author:

Stephanie Carver

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A Thing or 2 about Making Shade | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!