Florida SC.7.P.10.2

Science7th GradeForms of Energy

The Standard

Observe and explain that light can be reflected, refracted, and/or absorbed.

Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students track how a beam changes when it meets mirrors, water, glass, and dark surfaces. They explain whether the light bounces, bends, or transfers energy to the material.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students correctly identify each light behavior from an observation or ray diagram. They draw the beam’s path and support their explanation with evidence from the material used.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think a straw viewed through water is physically bent or that mirrors produce light. They may also think black surfaces destroy light instead of taking in its energy.
How to Assess It: Show a flashlight beam striking a mirror, entering water, and hitting black paper. Ask students to label each outcome, draw the beam’s path, and explain their choices.

Lesson moves

Set up stations with a flashlight, mirror, water cup, clear plastic, and black paper so students observe and sketch each beam change.
Ask students to explain why a coin under water appears closer than it really is, using a labeled ray sketch.
Play a card sort using photos of sunglasses, mirrors, shadows, prisms, and dark shirts, grouping each by the main light behavior.
Inspect a bicycle reflector, tinted window, and eyeglass lens, then write how each controls light for a practical purpose.

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