8th Grade Science Guide

8.2: Physics 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 1

referencing models in the explanation.

Students will list claims and then support each statement with evidence from the simulation.

Activity: Micro:bit Light Level Sensor

Objective

Overview

Materials

●​ I can create a model of a light wave that explains how it is absorbed to make an automatic sensor.

●​ This project uses the

Light Level Sensor

micro:bit’s LEDs as a light sensor input to make a light that switches on automatically when it gets dark.

Activity: Light through a Prism

Objective

Overview

Materials

●​ Students experiment with a flashlight and a prism. They will observe the visible light spectrum and draw the set-up and their findings.

●​ prisms and flashlights

●​ I can create a model of a light wave that explains how they reflected, absorbed and transmitted through various materials referencing models in the explanation.

Activity: Waves Simulation

Objective

Overview

Materials

●​ Students use a wave

●​ Ripple Tank Simulation ●​ Student Worksheet

●​ I can create a model of a light wave that explains how they reflected, absorbed and transmitted through various materials referencing models in the explanation.

simulation to see how waves spread, interact, and behave in different mediums.

Activity: Light Refraction

Objective

Overview

Materials

●​ Explore bending of light between two media with

●​ Bending Light - Snell's Law | Refraction | Reflection - PhET Interactive Simulations

●​ I can create a model of a light wave that explains how they reflected, absorbed and transmitted

different indices of refraction. See how