U5 L1 and L2 with Poetry

​Light and Sound

By Alex Meads

​Lessons 1+2

+ Poetry

A poem about a sparrow

As we read today's poem listen for the story the speaker tells.

Multiple Choice

What does the sparrow do in the first stanza to get the speaker's attention?

• It builds a nest on the window

• It chirps and taps on the window

• It flies into the house

• It brings food to share

Multiple Choice

How does the speaker react to the sparrow in the first stanza?

• The speaker opens the window for the bird

• The speaker feeds the sparrow

• The speaker does not pay attention to the bird

• The speaker chases the bird away

This poem is a rhymed verse poem.

It follows a rhyming pattern.

This poem is a rhymed verse poem.

It follows a rhyming pattern.

A

A

B

B

What is light?

Turn and Talk

Draw

Draw a picture that shows the answer to the question “What is light?”

Vocabulary

a supply of power

energy

a starting place, where something comes from

source

an amount of energy that moves in a rippling pattern like a wave in water

wave

how long a wave is, the distance from the top of one wave to the top of the next wave

wavelength

white light, light that is made up of waves with different wavelengths and includes all the colors we can see

white light

energy carried over wires

electricity

emptiness

vacuum

Turn and Talk

What do you think of when you think of something with a lot of energy?

​Can we see all kinds of light?

Multiple Choice

Can we see all kinds of light?

• Yes, every type of light is visible to humans.

• No, some light waves are visible and some are invisible.

• Yes, but only when light is very bright.

• No, all light waves are invisible to humans.

What determines whether light can be seen?

Multiple Choice

What determines whether light can be seen?

• The speed of the light wave.

• The wavelength of the light.

• The temperature of the light source.

• The distance between the source and observer.

What is white light?

Multiple Choice

True/False with evidence:
Statement: "The sun's light is only yellow wavelengths."

• True

• False

Categorize

Options (6)

Sun

Stars

Firefly

Light bulb

Moon

Mirror

Drag each item into the correct column

Gives its own light

Does not give off it's own light.

Multiple Choice

According to the text, what is one thing that would happen to Earth without the sun's light and heat energy?

• Earth would become very bright and warm.

• Earth would be freezing cold.

• People would see more colors.

• Plants would grow faster.

Exit Questions

Multiple Choice

Part A: What is the central idea of page 8 of the article “What is Light”?

• There are many sources of light.

• The sun is a bright source of light.

• It may be difficult to find a source of light when the electricity goes out.

• The sun gives off white light.

Multiple Select

Part B: Which two details from page 8 best support the central idea?

• “This doesn’t happen often, but sometimes it does during a bad storm.”

• “The other stars in the night sky provide light, though it is not as bright as the light from the sun during the day.”

• “What else in the sky provides light?”

• “When the electricity goes off and we do not have light from light bulbs, people sometimes use other sources of light, like flashlights or candles.”

• “The moon is not a star and does not give off its own light.”

Multiple Select

What information did you learn from the image and caption on page 5? Choose all that apply.

• Wave lengths are all the same size.

• Short wavelengths carry the most energy.

• Long wave lengths are further apart than short wave lengths.

• Light travels from the sun in rays.

• One-way light travels from the sun are in waves.