WebQuest
Light - fifth grade- Bungay School
Process
.jpg)
Step1 - Find a partner. Search the internet. Take note of the following terms:
- reflection of light
- concave mirror
- convex mirror
- refraction of light
- lens
- convex lens
- concave lens
- absorbtion of light
- transparent surfaces
- translucent surfaces
- opaque surfaces
You may also search at this website for the terms:
Step 2: Answer the following questions using the terms from above in your answers. Click on the link below each question for more information.
1. How does light travel?
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/segwayed/lessons/light/measure_behaves.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/light.htm/printable
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/lsps07.sci.phys.energy.lighttravel/
2. What happens when light strikes a surface?
http://www.colourware.co.uk/cpfaq/q1-2.htm
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/phy00/phy00232.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/13405/optics/reflection.html
3. How does light affect the colors we see?
http://www.colormatters.com/vis_bk_white.html
http://www.cis.rit.edu/fairchild/WhyIsColor/shortAs.html
4. What are the similarities/differences between a camera and the human eye?
http://www.harunyahya.com/books/science/miracle_eye/miracle_eye_02.php
http://www.rags-int-inc.com/PhotoTechStuff/CameraEye/
http://library.thinkquest.org/28030/eyeevo.htm
Step 3 - You and your partner are required to make a powerpoint presentation from the 4 questions above. Be sure to use graphics and make your presentation creative. Save your powerpoint in the W drive and create a folder for your powerpoint.
Step 4: On the last slide of the presentation answer the following question: What would happen if light was not reflected? Why?
Step 5: You and your partner will evaluate another student's powerpoint using the rubric attached.
The Public URL for this WebQuest:
http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=41006
WebQuest Hits: 42,637
Save WebQuest as PDF
