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Week 05 · Bounce the Light

Thursday

Smooth and shiny
// Mirrors change where light goes
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Smooth and shiny

Rocket looks into a shiny spoon. He sees himself!

Raven crumples some foil. Now it shows no face.

Nova asks, "What changed?"

What makes a good mirror?

Smooth, shiny things reflect light well.

Glass, still water and polished metal reflect like mirrors.

A shiny spoon can work like a mirror.

Crumpled foil is bumpy.

Bumpy things scatter light in many directions.

ThingReflects like a mirror?
Still water?
A shiny spoon?
A fuzzy sock?
A piece of cardboard?
WHY THIS EXERCISESmooth, shiny things reflect light like a mirror.
SHINY CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which one reflects light best?
Why can you see yourself in a spoon?
Try it
Look into a shiny spoon.
Look at a smooth piece of foil.
Crumple the foil. Look again.
GOOD MIRRORS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which one works like a mirror?
What do bumpy things do to light?
Raven crumpled the foil. What did it show?
Polished metal is...
SentenceTrue or false?
Glass can reflect like a mirror.?
Crumpled foil is a great mirror.?
Scatter means send many directions.?
WHY THIS EXERCISESmooth, shiny surfaces reflect light best.
Draw your face in a shiny spoon.

Word Spot: set, end, another

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Set: S-E-T.

End: E-N-D.

Another: A-N-O-T-H-E-R.

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 ___ the table.
Go to the ___ of the line.
Can I have ___ turn?

Smart observing today!

Tomorrow you will see how people use mirrors.

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