waves UNIT



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 that 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.



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What's included



Lesson 1

Materials: class set of​ pre/post Waves Knowledge Survey student sheets; vocabulary posters, learning goal poster, sentence frame poster, What are Waves? Activity sheets, 1 jump rope, 1 slinky, 1 broomstick, 1 rubber duck, 1 dishpan of water, 1 rock.


Lesson 2

Materials: class set of pre/post Waves Knowledge Survey student sheets; vocabulary posters, learning goal poster, sentence frame poster, What are Waves? Activity sheets, 1 jump rope, 1 slinky, 1 broomstick, 1 rubber duck, 1 dishpan of water, 1 rock.


Lesson 3

Materials: vocabulary posters, learning goal poster, sentence frame poster, Go Away Come Here Activity sheets, train whistle, flashlights, plastic cups, craft sticks, forks.


Lesson 4

Materials: vocabulary posters, learning goal poster, sentence frame poster, Student Activity Sheets, train whistle, flashlights, plastic cups, craft sticks, forks, string, weights, straws, slinky, C-clamps, round washers, musical instrument, and assorted recyclable materials.