Grade Level – 1st Grade

Subject – Science

Duration – 3-4 hours

Materials – Flashlights, paper bags, wax paper, aluminum foil, construction paper, plastic lids, plastic bags

Standards – Investigate materials to determine which types allow light to pass through, allow only partial light to pass through, block light, or reflect light

Objectives – Students understand that simple tests can gather evidence to determine that placing different materials in a beam of light will cause light to either: pass through, partially pass through, block, or reflect.

Introduction – Start by telling the students they will be doing a science project with flashlights. Turn off the lights in the classroom and show funny/creative objects (such as a volunteer’s hand or colorful transparent sheets that make the classroom light up with colors) that light can pass through.