--- title: S1P1 description: S1P1 Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to investigate light and sound. image: https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Right%20Image.png --- [![Teacher Login](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/347944/f56bee57-133e-4975-8055-799f1f23588b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/347944/f56bee57-133e-4975-8055-799f1f23588b) [Teacher Login](https://app.knowatom.com/signin) [![KnowAtom Logo](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/KnowAtom%20Logo.svg "KnowAtom Logo")](https://www.knowatom.com/) # S1P1 Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to investigate light and sound. [![Download a Sample Unit](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/347944/20eee377-e175-48fe-a039-ae723137a2a6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/347944/20eee377-e175-48fe-a039-ae723137a2a6) Science & Engineering Practices - [Developing and using models](https://www.knowatom.com/developing-and-using-models) - [Planning and carrying out investigations](https://www.knowatom.com/planning-and-carrying-out-investigations) - [Constructing explanations and designing solutions](https://www.knowatom.com/constructing-explanations-and-designing-solutions) - [Engaging in argument from evidence](https://www.knowatom.com/engaging-in-argument-from-evidence) - [Obtaining evaluating and communicating information](https://www.knowatom.com/obtaining-evaluating-and-communicating-information) Disciplinary Core Ideas - [Weather and Climate](https://www.knowatom.com/weather-and-climate) - [Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer](https://www.knowatom.com/conservation-of-energy-and-energy-transfer) Crosscutting Concepts - [Patterns](https://www.knowatom.com/patterns) - [Cause and Effect](https://www.knowatom.com/cause-and-effect) [![New call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/347944/b5a1446e-d782-4a5f-a019-0b3b98c8304f.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/347944/b5a1446e-d782-4a5f-a019-0b3b98c8304f) ## Browse S1P1 Lesson Plans Grade Ranges All K-2 3-5 6-8 [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Sound-and-Senses-2.jpg) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/sounds-and-senses) ## [Sounds and Senses In the last unit, students explored animal behaviors of parents and offspring that help the offspring survive and then designed a dam to stop the flow of water. In this unit, students explore the science phenomena of how animals communicate with one another using sound.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/sounds-and-senses) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/sounds-and-senses) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Light-2.jpg) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/light) ## [Light In the last unit, students explored the relationship between vibrations and sound. In this unit, students continue to explore the phenomena of human senses, focusing on how objects can be seen when they are illuminated by a source of light, and how light passes through opaque, transparent, and translucent materials differently. Students then investigate how a beam of light changes when it hits a mirror.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/light) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/light) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Light1.jpg) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/materials-and-light) ## [Materials and Light In this unit, students explore the science phenomena of light and the relationship between sight and light. In this lesson, students carry out an investigation to observe how materials with different properties interact with light in various ways.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/materials-and-light) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/materials-and-light) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Engineering-Communication-Devices-1.jpg) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/engineering-communcation-devices) ## [Engineering Communication Devices In the last unit, students explore how objects can be seen when they are illuminated by a source of light and how light passes through opaque, transparent, and translucent materials differently. In this unit, students apply what they have learned about light and sound to design a solution that can be used to communicate over a distance. ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/engineering-communcation-devices) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/engineering-communcation-devices) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Sound-and-Senses1.jpg) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/making-sounds-with-instruments) ## [Making Sounds and Instruments In this unit, students explore the science phenomena of sound by analyzing our senses and how we perceive sound. Once students have explored the relationship between sound and vibrations, they move on to discovering how musical instruments produce sound. ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/making-sounds-with-instruments) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/making-sounds-with-instruments) Standards citation: NGSS Lead States. 2013. *Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By State*s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. 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