Reflection & Refraction | Science Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions

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Learning about refraction and reflection is important because these principles explain how light interacts with different surfaces and materials, shaping much of what we see and use daily. Understanding refraction helps us design lenses for glasses, cameras, and microscopes, while reflection principles are key to mirrors, periscopes, and optical devices. The concepts of refraction and reflection also play a role in natural phenomena like rainbows and mirages, enriching our appreciation of the world around us. Mastering refraction and reflection enables advancements in technology, communication, and scientific exploration. So let's use a learning tool to get a bit more on this topic.

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This reflection and refraction science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about reflection and refraction. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In this reflection and refraction article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking.

THIS REFLECTION AND REFRACTION ARTICLE CAN BE USED SO MANY WAYS:

Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS REFLECTION AND REFRACTION ARTICLE:

3 page Word doc image - textboxes teacher version with answers
2 page Word doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
3 page PDF teacher version with answers
2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
3 page Google doc image - textboxes teacher version with answers
2 page Google doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill answers (text boxes)

Please note: That the Doc versions are images with editable text boxes overlayed on top and this is the most effective way to keep the article sleek and well-designed and also that students cannot change things significantly.

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I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).