A three-page 1st grade science sort about things that make light, sound, or both. Students look at six pictures and write Light, Sound, or Both from a three-word bank in the box under each one, and each word is the answer twice across the two rows. The sheet then turns to home, with one box to draw something that makes light and another for something that makes sound. The answer key gives the six sorted words.
Six pictures in two rows, each with an answer box. Students choose Light, Sound, or Both, and the key reads Light, Sound, Both for the first row and Sound, Light, Both for the second.
Two drawing boxes ask for one thing in the student's house that makes LIGHT and one that makes SOUND.
Unit opener
Run the sort before any light or sound lessons and listen to the Both answers. Students who can say why a picture makes both are ready for the flashlight and drum investigations.
Pair talk
Have partners compare their Draw Your Own boxes. A lamp, a doorbell, or a TV gives the class a quick list of household light and sound sources to come back to.
Early finishers
The two drawing boxes stretch well. Ask fast finishers to add a third drawing of something at home that makes both light and sound.
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