Graphic Organizers for Students

 Graphic Organizers are great tools for students to use. They help organize information especially during the pre-learning and prewriting stages. There are many kinds.

The Concept Organization Organizer (Web) helps students remember and include details about a topic.

Concept Organization

The KWL Chart shows what you already know about a topic and what you want to learn. It finally shares what you learned.

KWL Chart

Cycle Diagrams show the steps in a process. Arrows point from one event to the next. Details can be written or illustrated.

Cycle Diagrams

The Venn Diagram shows similarities and differences between things. It is great for comparing and contrasting.

Venn Diagrams

You can download all of these free templates on my website to use with your students. Click on the link below to go to my website.

https://www.LearningWorkroom.com

Here are a few of the graphic organizers used on this blog.

ENERGY Graphic Organizer

4 Cycle Diagram

Venn Diagram

Venn Diagram

I hope your students will find these graphic organizer templates useful when learning about different topics.

Light Waves and Sound Waves Comparison

If the students have participated in a study of both LIGHT and SOUND, they could now create a GRAPHIC ORGANIZER comparing Light Waves and Sound Waves.

The students could draw a graphic organizer in their notebook or you could download a FREE graphic organizer from Learning Workroom's website such as the Venn Diagram.

Click here: https://www.LearningWorkroom.com

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If the students need help, they could use dictionaries, online encyclopedias, or science books to research these topics further.

Here are some facts that could be included in the students' graphic organizers

• Light and sound both travel as waves.
• Light waves and sound waves are both forms of energy.
• Both types of waves change their speed when they travel through various media.
• Both light waves and sound waves can be reflected and refracted.
• Light waves travel faster than sound waves.
• Sound waves travel slower than light waves.
• Light waves do NOT require a medium through which to travel
• Sound waves require a medium through which to travel.
• Light waves can travel through space or in a vacuum.
• Sound waves can not travel through space or in a vacuum.
• Sound travels best through opaque objects. 
• Light does not travel through opaque objects.

Also if you would like 2 free word search puzzles (Light Energy and Sound Energy, you may download free copies at my website. 

https://www.LearningWorkroom.com

(Go to the free science worksheets page.)

Light Energy

Sound Energy

Have fun teaching science!