Determine whether a material is transparent, translucent, or opaque SPI 0407.10.3

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1. Easy Ways to Teach Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque - Teach the difference between transparent, translucent, and opaque objects. With just a flashlight and everyday items, you can put together an easy lab, station, or center.
2. Examples of Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque Materials for Kids - Free whole class lesson.
3. Opaque, transparent and translucent - compare different materials based on how transparent they are.
4. Opaque, Transparent & Translucent - Online lesson with great examples of each topic.
5. Science Worksheet on Light & Shadows: Transparent, Translucent & Opaque Materials - Worksheet: PDF format allows you to print.
6. See-Through Materials - Worksheet to be printed.
7. The Different Between Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque - Online Video.
8. Transparent-Translucent-Opaque Experiment - Online Video. Ask your students to make predictions about which materials light will pass through. Do you any of the results surprise them?
9. Translucent, Transparent, and Opaque - short lesson plan with suggested activities for demonstrating each property

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