Unit C Section C1 Summative Assessment - Light Technology Story -FOR MARKS
Completion requirements
Project – Light Technology Story
Requirements:
1) Hand in your research tables with the sources cited.
2) Create a story about light technology that answers the following questions:
a) Who was the inventor, how did he/she come up with the idea, and how was it invented? When was it invented?
b) What is the history of the invention? How did we solve the need or problem before it was invented? Does the technology make solving the problem better now?
c) What properties of light does the technology rely on? How does the light's properties work in the technology?
d) Describe the properties of light that are used in the technology.
Remember that the project must be in your own words! You cannot just copy and paste from various websites.
Section 1: Understanding vision and optical devices requires a knowledge of how light behaves.
Project – Light Technology Story
In this project, you will create a story that explains a light technology and how it was invented. You are required to submit this project to your teacher for marks. Very carefully, read the
whole project and how to do it. Be sure to read the requirements and rubric,
they explain the expectations for this project and how it will be
marked. Click here if you need tips on how to create a good project!
Situation:
Modern humans depend on light for many technologies we use in our everyday lives. Without understanding the properties of light, inventors could not develop new and useful light technologies. Scientific inventions usually have interesting stories of how they came to be. What inspired the inventor? What was the inventor curious about?
Modern humans depend on light for many technologies we use in our everyday lives. Without understanding the properties of light, inventors could not develop new and useful light technologies. Scientific inventions usually have interesting stories of how they came to be. What inspired the inventor? What was the inventor curious about?
Project Task
Research a light technology
and its invention. Tell the story of how this light technology was invented, describe the properties of light the technology depends on, and explain how we depend on the light technology every day.
Before you begin your research and story, ask yourself these questions:
What modern technologies use light?
How can I find out about other light technologies that I don’t know about?
Download:
DOWNLOAD this document. It provides a complete copy of this assessment. It also provides a table you can you use to collect your information for step 3 below.
Research a light technology
and its invention. Tell the story of how this light technology was invented, describe the properties of light the technology depends on, and explain how we depend on the light technology every day.
Before you begin your research and story, ask yourself these questions:
Download:
DOWNLOAD this document. It provides a complete copy of this assessment. It also provides a table you can you use to collect your information for step 3 below.
Method:
Choose a technology
that uses light. You may choose from a technology introduced to you in Section C1, or choose one of your own.
- Check with your teacher before you start researching your light technology, to make sure it is appropriate for this task.
- Research your chosen light technology. Sources of information include the following:
- Section C1 lessons
- Reference books
- News articles in newspapers, magazines, or other publications
- Websites
- YouTube videos
- Interviews with adults who work with light technology
- Use the document you downloaded, or construct your own table like the one below to record collected information. The categories that you must research are indicated on the table.
The table must contain information summarized in your own words. Beside each piece of supporting information, list the source of the information. For example, insert the URL of any websites, book titles and authors, newspaper names and dates of publication
or names of people interviewed as your sources.
You must submit the table with your story (see step 4).
- Create and communicate a story to explain the light technology and how it was invented. Here are some ideas from which you can choose:
- Write and/or illustrate a children’s storybook
- Write diary entries from the inventor’s perspective
- Draw a wall mural of the story
- Draw a comic strip of the story
- Write and/or video a dramatic play
- Write and/or record a radio show or podcast
- Use other creative ideas, but check with your teacher first
1) Hand in your research tables with the sources cited.
2) Create a story about light technology that answers the following questions:
a) Who was the inventor, how did he/she come up with the idea, and how was it invented? When was it invented?
b) What is the history of the invention? How did we solve the need or problem before it was invented? Does the technology make solving the problem better now?
c) What properties of light does the technology rely on? How does the light's properties work in the technology?
d) Describe the properties of light that are used in the technology.
Remember that the project must be in your own words! You cannot just copy and paste from various websites.
Rubric
Submitting Your Work
When you are ready to submit your completed project, click the "Add submission" button at the bottom of this page and follow the directions. If you would like to view a tutorial on how to submit your assignment, click here.
Note that when you submit anything to your teacher, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN THE DOCUMENT TITLE. For example, you might title it something like this:
UnitC_Section1_project_Jenny_Smith.doc
- If you print your work and/or do pencil drawing(s) on another piece of paper, you must scan your work to submit it.
- If you have prepared any other electronic images or documents for this project, you must submit them.
- If you have used an Internet location where your work is located, you must submit the URL so your teacher can view your work.
When you are ready to submit your completed project, click the "Add submission" button at the bottom of this page and follow the directions. If you would like to view a tutorial on how to submit your assignment, click here.
Note that when you submit anything to your teacher, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN THE DOCUMENT TITLE. For example, you might title it something like this:
UnitC_Section1_project_Jenny_Smith.doc