Unit 2: Light, Sound, and Motion:
​Characteristics of Light


​Content Statement

​Light travels and maintains its direction until it interacts with an object or moves from one medium to another and then it can be reflected, refracted, or absorbed.

I Can Statements:

●I can explain certain characteristics of light.
● I can describe how light behaves when it hits different objects.
● I can describe how light behaves when it passes through different objects.
● I can explain how an object’s temperature is affected when light interacts with it.
● I can describe the colors that make up white light.
​● I can explain how light affects the colors we see.

Essential Vocabulary:

absorb    boundary    emit    intensity    light    ray position    prism    reflect    refract    shadow

Essential Questions:

● What are characteristics of light and how does it normally behave? ● How can we describe the movement of light as it passes through different substances?
● How do lenses bend light in specific ways?
● What colors make up white light?
​● Why do we see certain colors?