Focus on the PROPERTIES OF WAVES ACTIVITY is fun, hands-on stations! Students follow directions on station cards and answer questions on an answer sheet.
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This resource includes:
- 3 Station Cards: Each station card has background information and very clear instructions for the hands-on lesson. Students do not write on the station cards.
- Student Answer Sheet: The student sheet contains the analysis questions for every station. Students put all of their answers on the student sheet.
Overview of Activities:
- Activity 1: Focus on creating and observing waves and explore how changing movement patterns affect wave characteristics.
- Activity 2: Emphasize the differences between transverse and longitudinal waves and explore how energy relates to wave amplitude.
- Activity 3: Use yarn to create visual representations of waves with different properties.
Materials List: 3-meter rope, 1 meter of yarn, Slinky (or similar)
Teacher Notes:
- NGSS Content Standards: NGSS MS-PS4-1 and MS-PS4-2
- Includes an answer key.
- Please note that this properties of waves activity is not editable.
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-PS4-1: Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.
- NGSS MS-PS4-2: Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
