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¿Puedes ver en la oscuridad?

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¿Puedes ver en la oscuridad?
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lo que produce el Sol y las lámparas y hace posible que veamos las cosas
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sin nada o con muy poca luz

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“The directions are clear, the students comprehend, and the engagement is high!”
· Kimberly · Teacher
“We liked the story and the interactive parts. The dark boxes were a great hit too.”
· Leslie · Teacher
“The hands on activity dark boxes were really fun and helped the students actually see that your fiction book is real!”
· Lea · Teacher
“The pictures made it easy for the students to follow along. The highlighted words were great as well.”
· Alicia · Teacher
“They loved having turns reading. Some had never heard of spelunking before. We made our own animal shadows and worked in groups of three to trace, form, and hold flashlight. They loved it!”
· Cheryl · Teacher
“The kids loved this! They absolutely loved the box that I made and how they had to raise the cover to see what was on the paper. They were so engaged.”
· Darcy · Teacher
“The kids loved the light boxes. It really drove home the idea that light is the reason we can see things.”
· · Teacher
“The kids were fully engaged in the story! The real cave photos were great for them! They enjoyed guessing what was in the mystery box!”
· Candy · Teacher
“The kids loved the "mystery box" as I called it. We also have a large walk-in storage closet that we used to simulate the lack of light and the gradual introduction of more and more light until we finally turned on the closet light. We LOVE Mystery Science!”
· Ann · Teacher
“The kids loved it--mystery boxes were very successful. Thanks for all the hands on ideas!”
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“Very engaging for the kids. We had great discussions about what was happening. ”
· Tara · Teacher
“We used the optional activity. The students drew pictures in their Science journal to show what they saw with light and without light. They were excited to learn about illumination.”
· Amy · Teacher
“It was wonderful. The students were very engaged in the entire lesson. The sequence of the lesson made it easy for them to make a connection between the bedroom, the cave and the box. The discussions we had verified to me the level of knowledge gained. Will do the journal writing tomorrow - looking forward to reading each student's thinking. ”
· Robbin · Teacher
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Lesson details

Grade 1

Light, Sound, & Communication

Light & Illumination

1-PS4-2

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In this Read-Along lesson, Santiago visits a cave and discovers that when it's dark (really dark!) he can't see anything. The lesson includes a short exercise where students find the sources of light around them. You can extend the lesson with the optional activity, Dark Box, where students experience what it's like to try to see in the dark.
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Lesson details

Grade 1

Light, Sound, & Communication

Light & Illumination

1-PS4-2

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Student slideshow: English | Spanish

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Instead of making Dark Boxes, you can use this distance learning-friendly substitute activity.

Make the classroom as dark as possible. From their seats, have students read words and signs around the room. Can they read them all? Can they identify the colors of the words?

Turn on the lights. Ask students to read the words and signs. Which words and signs were the easiest to see in the dark? Which were the hardest? Did they get the colors right?

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Light Read-Along Lesson 4: Can you see in the dark?

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