Heat, Light and Sound

1. William's class is doing an experiment about water temperature. For one week, William has recorded the temperature of two glasses of water. One glass is covered with black paper, the other is not. William checks the water temperature of both glasses at 8:00am and 2:00pm each day. Use the chart below to answer the questions.

Days of Week	Black Cup: 8:00am	Black Cup: 2:00pm	Clear Cup: 8:00am	Clear Cup: 2:00pm
Monday	62 Degrees	71 Degrees	60 Degrees	67 Degrees
Tuesday	63 Degrees	72 Degrees	61 Degrees	66 Degrees
Wednesday	60 Degrees	66 Degrees	58 Degrees	63 Degrees
Thursday	65 Degrees	75 Degrees	61 Degrees	69 Degrees
Friday	63 Degrees	72 Degrees	61 Degrees	66 Degrees

                      a. Does the color of the cup make a difference in water temperature?
                  b. Which two days had the same water temperature?
                  c. One day during the week was very sunny. Which day do you think was the sunniest?
                  d. What kind of weather do you suppose was happening on Wednesday?
                  e. Did the clear cup ever get into the 70 Degree mark?

2. Mark is working on a project about sound. Together he and his mom and recording different household sounds that one might hear. He has recorded 25 different sounds. He has five different categories of sounds; water, bells, doors, human voices, and animals. How many sounds are in each category. Create a chart to prove your results.

Draw a Picture:

1. Write a story having to do with Heat, Light or Sound using the number sentence below. Next, draw a picture to match your number sentence and story.
42-23=____

2. Mrs. Stanley's classroom took a vote to see which color was the most popular color. 10 people liked red, 8 people liked green, 9 people liked blue best, and 6 people liked yellow best. Draw a picture or chart to show this information. How many people voted?

Act it Out/Use Manipulatives:

1. Mrs. Barton's class has earned a pizza party. Instead of ordering pizza, they decided to make their own pizzas. Use the information below to decide how many pizzas need to be made. You may use your fraction circles or draw pictures to help you decide.

There are 22 students and one teacher in class.

Each person will have two slices of pizza.

A typical large pizza has eight slices.

How many pizzas need to be made?

Will there be any pizza left over?

2. Take a poll to see what type of music your class enjoys most. Use manipulatives to help you collect your information and create your graph. Choices are below.

Classical Top 40 Country Rap/Hip-Hop Rock

Construct a Table or Graph:

1. Mrs. Stanley’s class counted the days that other classes pulled the shades to avoid the heat. Mrs. Gerhardt’s class pulled the shades 3 days, Ms. Ambra’s 1 day, Mrs. Hamer’s 5 days, and Mrs. Brewster’s 4 days.

Please display this information on a graph.

2. Students in Mrs. Brewster’s class counted how many children could hear a variety of sounds. 0 could hear a pin drop onto the carpet, 0 could hear a pin drop into water, 15 could hear a pin drop on
a desk, 22 could hear a pin drop on a tin plate.

Please display this information on a table.

Guess and Check:

1. Students in Mrs. Gerhardt’s class did experiments with Heat, Light, and Sound. There are 22 students in all. Each group of students is an even number. The group that did Sound and the group that did Light had the same number of students. How many were in each group?
*Extra Challenge: Could there be different answers to this problem?

2. Mrs. Brenlove’s class did a survey on favorite colors. There are 19 students in her class. More children liked blue than any other color. Only 3 children chose yellow. The same number chose green and violet. How many chose each color? (Hint, try using counters and moving them around into different areas for color groups)
*Extra Challenge: Could there be more than one answer to this problem?

Find a pattern:

1. Mrs. Brenlove's class is recording the temperature each day. On Wednesday, the temperature was 32 degrees, on Thursday 28 degrees, and on Friday 24 degrees. What will the temperature be on Saturday if this pattern continues?

2. Now that the weather is getting warmer, Mrs. Ambra's class has been noticing the number of daffodils beginning to bloom in their neighborhoods. On Wednesday they count 12, on Tuesday they count 17, and on Wednesday they count 22. If this pattern continues, how many will they see on Thursday and Friday?

Work Backwards:

1. Gerard bought 12 light bulbs for his house. He used 2 in the bedroom, 1 in the bathroom, one in the living room and 2 in the family room. How many light bulbs does Gerard have?

2. The temperature in the kitchen was 16 degrees more than the temperature in the living room. The living room was 68 degrees. What was the temperature in the kitchen?

Simplify or Break into Smaller Parts:

1. Mrs. Stanley’s classroom was too hot on Wednesday morning. It was 84 degrees. They opened a window. At lunchtime it was too cold. It was 68 degrees. They closed the window. At 2:00 the classroom was just right. It was 75 degrees. What was the difference between the temperature on Wednesday morning and Wednesday at 2:00?

2. Morning recess was very cold and the students had to wear their jackets. It was 58 degrees. At lunch recess it was still too cold and the students had to wear their jackets. It was 62 degrees. When the students went home it was much warmer and the students did not have to wear their jackets. It was 72 degrees. What was the difference between the morning recess temperature and the afternoon recess?

Write a Number Sentence:

1. Mrs. Brewster’s class measured the temperature each day. On Thursday it was 78 degrees and on Friday it was 64 degrees. How much cooler was it on Friday?

2. Ms. Willemssen had musical instruments to loan for second graders to use. She started out with 28 instruments. 14 students borrowed instruments to try. How many does she have left?