NGSS Disciplinary Core ideas

PS4.B-M1 Disciplinary Core ideas resources

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PS4.B-M1 | Disciplinary Core ideas

When light shines on an object, it is reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through the object, depending on the object’s material and the frequency (color) of the light.

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I Like That!: How perception, emotion, and cognition shape our preferences

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6, 7, 8

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Students will conduct experiments and analyze real scientific data as they learn about themselves. They'll learn how our eyes and brains interact to determine what we like and dislike, and apply this knowledge to fish research and the art of character design.

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Lesson 2

In Part 2, multiple connected videos explain how reflected light is perceived by the eye as different colors, depending on the degree certain wavelengths of light excite different cone cells in the retina.

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