Unit 7 - Light and Sound

S4P1 Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the nature of light and how light interacts with objects.

S4P1a. Plan and carry out investigations to observe and record how light interacts with various materials to classify them as opaque, transparent, or translucent.

S4P1b. Plan and carry out investigations to describe the path light travels from a light source to a mirror and how it is reflected by the mirror using different angles.

S4P1c. Plan and carry out an investigation utilizing everyday materials to explore examples of when light is refracted.

S4P2 Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about how sound is produced and changed and how sound and/or light can be used to communicate.

S4P2a. Plan and carry out an investigation utilizing everyday objects to produce sound and predict the effects of changing the strength or speed of vibrations.

S4P2b. Design and construct a device to communicate across a distance using light and/or sound.