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Waves and Their Applications



OVERVIEW



Waves and Their Applications is a four-lesson unit of study that allows students to develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. In lesson #1, students investigate whether waves carry energy and explore different types of waves. In lesson #2, students gain an understanding that light reflecting from an object and entering the eye allows objects to be seen. In lesson #3, students use materials and tools to design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance. In lesson #4, students use what they have learned about waves to design, build, and test a musical instrument.


WHAT'S INCLUDED

Lesson #1 — What are Waves?

Lesson #2 — Light Waves

Lesson #3 — Wave Patterns

Lesson #4 — Engineering Design Project


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