{"id":1678,"date":"2009-09-07T21:14:03","date_gmt":"2009-09-08T02:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1678"},"modified":"2009-09-07T21:14:03","modified_gmt":"2009-09-08T02:14:03","slug":"teaching-physical-science-with-childrens-literature-day-light-night-light-where-light-comes-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/09\/07\/teaching-physical-science-with-childrens-literature-day-light-night-light-where-light-comes-from\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Day Light, Night Light: Where Light Comes From"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So\u00a0where does light come from any way?\u00a0\u00a0Teach your students about\u00a0the properties of light and its source of heat in a fun and easy way.\u00a0\u00a0Day Light, Night Light:\u00a0 Where Light Comes From <\/strong><\/a>by Franklyn M. Branley <\/a>& illustrated by\u00a0Stacey Schuett\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0beautifully illustrates\u00a0and simply teaches the\u00a0reader how\u00a0the sun, the stars, and light bulbs make light so we can see.<\/p>\n

Turn off the light!\u00a0 Suddenly it’s dark.\u00a0 But soon you’ll be able to see the things in your room, like your desk or your teddy bear.\u00a0 They might look fuzzy, but when your eyes get used to the dark, you can see them.\u00a0 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science series originator Franklyn M. Branley<\/a> and Stacey Schuett<\/a> have teamed up to shed some light on the question of how we can see even when it’s dark.\u00a0 Read this book and you’ll\u00a0learn how the sun’s light reaches us, and how your night light works.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Branley<\/a> (1998) writes, “Almost everything we see-books, trees, houses, cars, people, bugs, and birds-reflects light to us.\u00a0 Without light we could see nothing at all”(pg. 32).\u00a0\u00a0For this Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science entry, originally published in 1975, Schuett <\/a>brings an artistic spirit to Branley’s<\/a> facts about the origins of light: A child perched in a treehouse discovers light from a luminous jar of fireflies; candles on a birthday cake illustrate the concept of light coming from sources that are hot.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections
\n<\/strong>In the area of physical science, the \u00a0Virginia Science SOL’s <\/a>for grades K-3\u00a0 stresses the importance of\u00a0 understanding the basic relationship between the sun and the earth, where shadows come from and the basics of energy and matter.\u00a0 Day Light, Night Light:\u00a0 Where Light Comes From <\/a>is appropriate for multiple grade levels and could be used\u00a0to directly address SOL’s K.7a, K.7 b, 1.6a,\u00a0 and 1.6b specifically.<\/p>\n

If you would like to\u00a0shed more light on the\u00a0properties that were discussed\u00a0\u00a0in Day Light, Night Light:\u00a0 Where Light Comes From<\/em>, here\u00a0are a few suggestions for grades K-3:<\/p>\n