Scholastic.com | Lesson Resources: All About Light

Welcome to All About Light—an educational program for grades 3–5 that encourages students to practice reading and writing while learning about the science of light.

Created by Scholastic and GE, this program will sharpen your students' science skills, powers of observation and critical thinking and help them understand the powerful ways in which light impacts their lives!

Following are teacher instructions for all of the lessons in this Teaching Guide.

• Lesson 1: What Is Light?
• Lesson 2: How Does Light Move?
• Lesson 3: What's Inside a Bulb?
• Contest Entry: All About Light Entry Page (PDF)

Review these resources as you prepare for the lessons.

• Standards and Benchmarks (PDF)
• Classroom Poster (PDF)
• Resource Sheet 1 (PDF)
• Resource Sheet 2 (PDF)
• Student Quiz (PDF)

GE is proud to be a worldwide partner of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, to be held in Torino, Italy. Download the resources for an exciting activity and fun facts about how GE is helping to bring the Games to light.

Student Contest! Teachers, help your students write a letter to a newspaper editor about Thomas Edison's great invention!

To get started, distribute this contest entry form (PDF), contest entry page (PDF), and family contest activity (PDF).

Students Have a Chance to Win:

• $5,000 or $1,250 U.S. savings bond

• Scholastic Inventor's Gift Pack of Books

Teachers Have a Chance to Win:

• $250 GE Science Grant

• $250 Scholastic gift certificate

• One-year home supply of light bulbs

• Science-themed set of library books

Classrooms Have a Chance to Win:

• Class visit from an Olympic athlete

• Class set of collectible GE Olympic Games pins

All winners receive a collectible GE Olympic Games pin and a certificate of participation!

Entries must be postmarked by
October 21, 2005.
Official Rules (PDF)

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	Download an exciting activity and fun facts about how GE is helping to bring the Games to light. GE and Reveal are trademarks of General Electric Company.