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Week 05 · Bounce the Light

Tuesday

Light goes straight
// Mirrors change where light goes
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Light goes straight

Rocket shines a flashlight down the hall.

"Can light turn the corner?" he asks.

Nova says, "Watch the path." Raven looks closely.

Light travels in straight lines

Light goes out from a flashlight in a straight line.

It does not bend around a corner by itself.

A mirror can change its direction.

Light hits the mirror.

Then it bounces off in a new straight line.

LIGHT AROUND A CORNER
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Last
STRAIGHT PATHS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
How does light travel?
What can send light around a corner?
Try it
Shine a flashlight at a wall.
Look at the bright spot.
Is the beam straight?
STRAIGHT OR BENT?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Can light bend around a corner by itself?
After a mirror, light moves in a...
What does light hit right before it turns the corner?
Rocket shined a flashlight down the...
SentenceTrue or false?
A flashlight beam is straight.?
Light zigzags all by itself.?
A mirror can change the direction of light.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEMirrors turn light into a new straight path.
Draw light bouncing off a mirror around a corner.

Word Spot: how, just

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

How: H-O-W.

Just: J-U-S-T.

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.
___ many legs does a cat have?
We ___ saw a rainbow!

Great thinking about light paths!

Tomorrow you will hit a target with light.

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