This waves CER activity will help you review and reinforce wave properties while students practice data analysis and making claims from evidence!
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In this activity, students will:
- READ a brief passage.
- ANALYZE a simple data table, graph, or picture.
- Make a CLAIM based on EVIDENCE for a question related to waves.
There are 11 total claims to make from looking at a graph or a data table!
Three Ways to Assign!
- As Stations: Great for getting kids moving around the room! Each of the 11 station cards has a brief passage and a data table, graph, or picture. Students complete a Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning grid on a worksheet for a question at each of the 11 stations.
- As a Worksheet: Great for individual student practice! Students read a short passage and analyze the data or graph to complete a Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning grid for each data set.
- Digitally: A Google Slides version of this activity is included.
Topics include:
- Basic differences between longitudinal and transverse waves
- Simple measurements of amplitude, wavelength, and frequency
- The energy of a wave increases with increasing amplitude or decreasing frequency.
This activity does NOT include wave topics such as differences in mediums, reflection, refraction, etc.
Teacher Notes:
- Includes a digital Google Slides option to assign. A link to make a digital copy is included in the downloadable PDF.
- Includes an answer key.
- Please note that this resource 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.
