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Electricity, Magnetism, Light & Sound

Grade 3 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-IAU5BQ-127M

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1.Why can you hear an echo?
2.Name a good electrical conductor.
3.What can happen when light enters water?
4.What do like magnetic poles do?
5.What happens to pitch as frequency rises?
6.How do you see an object?
7.What energy change occurs in a speaker?
8.Why does a shadow form?

Answers and teaching notes

Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.

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  1. Why can you hear an echo?Sound reflects from a surface
  2. Name a good electrical conductor.Copper
  3. What can happen when light enters water?It refracts, or bends
  4. What do like magnetic poles do?Repel
  5. What happens to pitch as frequency rises?Pitch becomes higher
  6. How do you see an object?Reflected light enters your eyes
  7. What energy change occurs in a speaker?Electrical energy becomes sound
  8. Why does a shadow form?An object blocks light

Worked example

Use a model to track energy, forces, and waves through a system.

Common mistake

Assuming energy travels without a path or medium.

Helpful hint

Draw the source, path, interaction, and result.