4-PS4-2: Light and Vision
Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen. (Cause and Effect)
Clarification Statement: none
Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include knowledge of specific colors reflected and seen, the cellular mechanisms of vision, or how the retina works.
Science Practices
Developing and Using Models
Disciplinary Core Ideas
PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation
Crosscutting Concepts
Cause and Effect
Assessments
The following assessments were created by science teachers hoping to better understand the NGSS. In most cases teachers went from standard to assessment in around an hour. These are drafts and should be used accordingly. Feel free to improve these assessments or contribute to the collection. Learn more about assessment design here.
Phenomena
Concepts
Light
Object
Reflection
Eye
Vision
Cause and Effect
Videos
Lesson Plans
Storylines
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