Week 16: Measuring Waves

After enjoying our families, friends, and food on our Thanksgiving break it is time to get back to learning about waves.  Here are the vocabulary terms for this week:

VOTW: wave, crest, trough, compression, rarefaction, amplitude, wavelength, wave speed, frequency, hertz, reflection, refraction, diffraction, law of reflection

Vocabulary Flashcard Game: Click here!

This week we will continue to measure waves by first using various versions of the wave speed formula to determine the answers for the unknown variable.  Then we will use a visual representation to calculate wave speed.  We will compare our yarn wave graphs in our teams to discover patterns to depend our study of waves. The rest of the week will be devoted to wave interactions

1. Calculating Wave Speed Foldable
1. See Edmodo on how to complete this before Monday, Dec. 2nd.
2. How to Graph Waves Presentation
3. Wave Task Cards
1. Independently complete four graphs (BRING GRAPH PAPER!)
4. Wave Pattern Team Worksheet
1. Answer team questions on yarn graphs
5. Wave Interactions Online Lesson
1. SchoolTube Video
2. Edmodo
6. Reflection #3 Wave Reactions
1. Kidblog

Additional Resources:

Waves 1
Waves 2
Waves 3
Waves 4
Waves 5

Related Videos:

Our Agenda this Week:

(The schedule changes to match the needs of my students.)

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
GIFTED	Foldable Due Waves Science Court Project	Computer Lab: Waves Notes	Waves Science Court Project	Waves Science Court Project	Computer Lab: Waves Notes & Reflection Blogs Waves Science Court Project
REGULAR	Wave Worksheet Foldable Due	Wave Graphs	Team Responses	Computer Lab: Waves Notes & Reflection Blogs	Computer Lab: Waves Notes & Reflection Blogs
Next Week:  Midterm Exam, Electromagnetic (EM) Waves