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The Path Light Takes is a free printable Grade 4 science worksheet on modeling how reflected light entering the eye lets objects be seen, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 4-PS4-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Set 3 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

The Path Light Takes

4-PS4-2

NameDate

Number the steps from 1 to 4.

1.Put the mirror reflection in order.
  • Light leaves the flashlight
  • Light bounces off at an angle
  • Light lands on the card
  • Light strikes the mirror
2.Put the steps in order for seeing a red apple.
  • The apple reflects mostly red light
  • The eye receives it and the apple looks red
  • The reflected light travels to the eye
  • White light falls on the apple

LessonPrint · 4-PS4-2 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — The Path Light Takes

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Correct order: 1, 4, 2, 3
  2. 2.Correct order: 4, 1, 3, 2

More practice for 4-PS4-2

Model how light bouncing off a thing and into your eye lets you see it.

Teaching this next? The Path Light Takes is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 4-PS4-2 of the Next Generation Science Standards.