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Week 05 · Bounce the Light

Monday

The dancing spot
// Mirrors change where light goes
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: The dancing spot

Nova shines her light at a small mirror.

A bright spot appears on the ceiling!

Rocket wiggles the mirror. The spot dances.

Raven asks, "What do you notice?"

Mirrors bounce light

Light from Nova hits the mirror.

The mirror bounces the light to the ceiling.

Bouncing light off a surface is called reflecting.

Rocket tilts the mirror. The light goes a new way.

BOUNCING LIGHT
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What did the mirror do to the light?
What is a word for bouncing light?
Rocket tilts the mirror. What happens to the spot?
SentenceTrue or false?
A mirror can bounce light.?
Tilting a mirror changes where the light goes.?
A mirror makes its own light.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA mirror reflects light that shines on it.
Safety first
Never point a mirror at the Sun.
Never bounce light into anyone’s eyes.
MIRROR CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Where did the bright spot appear?
Where did the light come from?
What is a mirror like?
Should you bounce light into eyes?
SentenceTrue or false?
Reflect means bounce light.?
The spot moved when Rocket wiggled the mirror.?
We point mirrors at the Sun.?
Light hit the mirror before the ceiling.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEMirrors reflect light in a new direction.
Draw Nova, the mirror and the bright spot.

Word Spot: him, his

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Him: H-I-M.

His: H-I-S.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Please give ___ the map.
He put on ___ hat.

You saw light bounce today!

Tomorrow you will learn how light travels.