Essential Understandings
Perceiving and responding to information about the environment is critical to the survival of organisms.
Sound and Light are forms of energy.
Essential Questions
How are organisms structured to ensure efficiency and survival?
How do sound and light travel and how are they perceived (what is the role of energy in our world)?
Standards
5.1. Sound and Light are forms of energy.
5.1.a. Sound is a form of energy that is produced by the vibration of objects and is transmitted by the vibration of air and objects.
5.1.b. Light is a form of energy that travels in a straight line and can be reflected by a mirror, refracted by a lens, or absorbed by objects.
B 17. Describe the factors that affect the pitch and loudness of sound produced by vibrating objects.
B 18. Describe how sound is transmitted, reflected and/or absorbed by different materials.
B 19. Describe how light is absorbed and/or reflected by different surfaces.
5.2. Perceiving and responding to information about the environment is critical to the survival of organisms.
5.2.a The organs perceive stimuli from the environment and send signals to the brain through the nervous system.
B 20. Describe how light absorption and reflection allow one to see the shapes and colors of objects.
B 21. Describe the structure and function of the human senses and the signals they perceive.
Connecticut Curriculum Standards and Assessment Expectations: Grades 3 - 5, Science, B INQ.1-10
Next Generation Science Standards, Science and Engineering Practices 1-8, April 2013
Perceiving and responding to information about the environment is critical to the survival of organisms.
Sound and Light are forms of energy.
Essential Questions
How are organisms structured to ensure efficiency and survival?
How do sound and light travel and how are they perceived (what is the role of energy in our world)?
Standards
5.1. Sound and Light are forms of energy.
5.1.a. Sound is a form of energy that is produced by the vibration of objects and is transmitted by the vibration of air and objects.
5.1.b. Light is a form of energy that travels in a straight line and can be reflected by a mirror, refracted by a lens, or absorbed by objects.
B 17. Describe the factors that affect the pitch and loudness of sound produced by vibrating objects.
B 18. Describe how sound is transmitted, reflected and/or absorbed by different materials.
B 19. Describe how light is absorbed and/or reflected by different surfaces.
5.2. Perceiving and responding to information about the environment is critical to the survival of organisms.
5.2.a The organs perceive stimuli from the environment and send signals to the brain through the nervous system.
B 20. Describe how light absorption and reflection allow one to see the shapes and colors of objects.
B 21. Describe the structure and function of the human senses and the signals they perceive.
Connecticut Curriculum Standards and Assessment Expectations: Grades 3 - 5, Science, B INQ.1-10
Next Generation Science Standards, Science and Engineering Practices 1-8, April 2013