KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

PROFESSIONAL SEMESTER PROGRAM

Teacher Candidate: Anna Martin, Ashley Watts, Kaitlyn West Date:

Cooperating Teacher: Coop. Initials

Group Size: Allotted Time: 50 minutes Grade Level: 3rd

Subject or Topic: Light Energy Section

STANDARD: (PA Common Core):

3.2.3.B2
Explore energy’s ability to cause motion or create change.
Explore how energy can be found in moving objects, light, sound, and heat.

I. Performance Objectives (Learning Outcomes)

A. The third grade students will be able to distinguish the difference between
artificial and natural light by creating a rainbow effect with prisms using both
sources and documenting their findings in their journal.

II. Instructional Materials

A. RAN charts
B. Brain Pop video
C. Light prisms

III. Subject Matter/ Content (prerequisite skills, key vocabulary, big idea, New Content)
A. Prerequisite Skills
a. Light is a form of energy

B. Key Vocabulary
a. Artificial Light- sources that are man made
b. Natural Light- sources that are not man made
C. Big Idea- What is light?
D. New Content
a. Light can be powered through electricity
b. Light travels:
i. by passing through clear liquids
 ii. in a straight line
iii. by bouncing off shiny objects
c. Artificial light is a form of the energy seen through light
d. Natural light is a form of the energy seen through light.

IV. Implementation
A. Introduction
a. Bring the class together and tell them that today they will be learning
about light.
b. Pass out RAN charts to each student and explain to them how they will
use the chart to demonstrate their knowledge and learning about light.
c. Tell them to discuss with their partners what they “think they know” about
light and fill out this section of the chart.
d. Show the BrainPop video:
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/light/
e. Once the video is complete again tell the students to turn to their neighbor
and write down new information they have gained since viewing the
BrainPop video.
B. Development
a. Hand out another RAN chart and tell students to fill out what they already
know about artificial and natural light.
b. Bring out the light prisms and ask students if they know what these objects
are or how to use them.
c. If they know, great, if not give them assistance and remind them that they
were seen in the BrainPop video.
d. Explain to the students that they will be experimenting with different types
of light and how they relate to the prism.
e. Bring out the following light sources.
i. black light
ii. lamp
iii. flashlight
iv. candle
v. sun (sunlight from the window)
f. Have students pull out their RAN charts and record their results in the
appropriate section.
g. Tell the students to test out each light source, flip their RAN chart over
and draw a picture for what they observed as well as a short description
for each.
h. Tell students to move around the room and try out each light source. Once
all the students are done and have fully filled out their results page in the
packet have them move on to the closure activity.

C. Closure
a. Review artificial and natural light
b. Allow students to discuss how they use natural and artificial light in their
everyday lives, as a group, and allow some students to share.
 c. Have students fill in any remaining questions they may have about light on
sticky notes and place them with the questions they had from the previous
day.
D. Accommodations / Differentiation
a. For accommodating students, have students only manipulate 2-3 out of the
5 light sources provided.
b. If students need more of a challenge have then create a Venn Diagram of
two of the sources of light and compare and contrast the results found
throughout the experiment.

E. Assessment/Evaluation plan
a. Formative
i. Students will complete and hand in their two RAN charts for light
and artificial/natural light.

V. Reflective Response

A. Report of Students’ Performance in Terms of States Objectives

B. Personal Reflection

VI. Resources (APA Format)

Light. (n.d.). Retrieved June, 2018, from
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/light/
Midthun, J., & Hiti, S. (2012). Electricity. Chicago, IL: World Book.