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Wave Properties Stations Activities – Editable and Google Slides™

Michelle Rudolph — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:05:54 +0000

Do you need differentiated Properties of Waves stations activities for your Waves unit? Perfect for a middle school physical science class studying longitudinal waves, transverse waves, mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves. This resource will help you reach and assess your students in a multitude of ways. This resource includes 7 stations with minimal prep involved. There is a printable version, editable PowerPoint version and a Digital Google Slides version that will help you save on time and paper!

The 7 types of stations include:

1. Discover – Students will research real-world application of waves in regards to sound and the ocean.

2. Observe – Students will use a slinky to observe movement of a wave to create various frequencies/amplitudes.

3. Experiment – Students will perform a mini experiment using a prism and flashlight.

4. Write – Students will explain their answers in 2-3 sentences.

5. Create – Students will create their own infographic that could be used to help other students understand the anatomy of transverse and longitudinal waves.

6. Sort – Students will sort parts of longitudinal and transverse waves to reinforce vocabulary.

7. Quiz – Students will answer a mix of 8 true/false, multiple choice and short answer questions.

*Each station should take students between 8-10 minutes to complete.*

The RESOURCE includes:

Digital Google Slides link to perform stations online.
Printable version of stations in color and black/white
Editable PowerPoint version of stations.

Content covered:

Wave behavior with a medium

Transverse and longitudinal waves

Parts of transverse waves (crest, trough)

Parts of longitudinal waves (compression, rarefaction)

Wavelength

Amplitude

Frequency

*Please note that the instructions for stations are editable but clip art, special fonts and formatting are not.*

Check out these Changes in States of Matter Stations – Editable and Google Slides if you’re looking for stations for your matter unit!

Want to learn how to better pace your physical science course? Check out the free physical science pacing guide here.

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Electromagnetic Spectrum Stations Activities – Editable and Google Slides™

Michelle Rudolph — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:26:34 +0000

Do you need differentiated Electromagnetic Spectrum stations activities for your Properties of Waves unit? Perfect for a middle school physical science class studying the Electromagnetic Spectrum. This resource will help you reach and assess your students in a multitude of ways. This resource includes 7 stations with minimal prep involved. There is a printable version, editable PowerPoint version and a Digital Google Slides version that will help you save on time and paper!

The 7 types of stations include:

1. Discover – Students will research how the electromagnetic spectrum is used to perform research on space. Tools included are spectrometers, radio telescopes and satellites.

2. Observe – Students will watch a video by NASA to learn about how Hubble telescope images are created.

3. Experiment – Students will perform a mini experiment using UV beads and a UV flashlight.

4. Write – Students will explain their answers in 2-3 sentences.

5. Create – Students will create their own graphic organizer that shows how each portion of the EM Spectrum is represented in real life.

6. Sort – Students will sort examples of the electromagnetic spectrum used in technology and in the environment.

7. Quiz – Students will answer a mix of 8 true/false, multiple choice and short answer questions.

*Each station should take students between 8-10 minutes to complete.*

The RESOURCE includes:

Digital Google Slides link to perform stations online.
Printable version of stations in color and black/white
Editable PowerPoint version of stations.

Content covered:

Radio waves
Microwaves
Infrared
Visible Light
Ultraviolet
X-rays

Gamma Rays

what role does the sun play?

*Please note that the instructions for stations are editable but clip art, special fonts and formatting are not.*

Check out these Properties of Waves Stations if you’re looking for more stations for your waves unit!

Want to learn how to better pace your physical science course? Check out the free physical science pacing guide here.

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Electromagnetic Spectrum Editable Warm Ups

Alexis — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:13 +0000

2 weeks of editable warm up slides, digital or print versions are perfect for an electromagnetic spectrum or waves unit in your classroom with no prep! Use these as bellringers or even cut them out to use as exit tickets. Google Slides versions are also included for online learning.

Each question is in short or long response format so students explain the topic and their understanding.

There are 3 ways to use these editable warm ups:

1. Use them with slides as students fill out the answers on their own personal answer sheet.

2. Use the answer sheets with the questions on them without the slides. I personally have my students hole punch them each week to add into a pronged folder or binder to use as a study tool. You can even print them at 90% so students can glue them into their interactive science notebooks!

3. Use them for online learning or digitally with the Google Slides version. This is also perfect for digital interactive student notebooks.

A PowerPoint version is included for editing and a PDF version is included for easy printing.

*The questions are editable but the fonts and clip art are not due to copyright.*

Included in this resource:
2 weeks of warm ups (10 total).
3 editable templates to fit the needs of you and your students
PowerPoint Slides with the questions to project for your students
Answer key

Content covered:
What is electromagnetic radiation?
What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
Radio waves
Microwaves
Infrared
Visible Light
What determines the color of light?
Ultraviolet
X-rays
Gamma Rays
what role does the sun play?

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Wave Properties Editable Warm Ups

Alexis — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 23:26:14 +0000

2 weeks of editable warm up slides, digital or print versions are perfect for a properties of waves unit in your classroom with no prep! Use these as bellringers or even cut them out to use as exit tickets. Google Slides versions are also included for online learning.

Each question is in short or long response format so students explain the topic and their understanding.

There are 3 ways to use these editable warm ups:

1. Use them with slides as students fill out the answers on their own personal answer sheet.

3. Use them for online learning or digitally with the Google Slides version. This is also perfect for digital interactive student notebooks.

A PowerPoint version is included for editing and a PDF version is included for easy printing.

*The questions are editable but the fonts and clip art are not due to copyright.*

Content covered:
What is a wave?
Transverse and longitudinal waves
Mechanical vs. electromagnetic waves
Parts of transverse waves
Parts of longitudinal waves
Wavelength
Amplitude
Frequency

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Wave Properties Lesson Guided Notes and Assessment

Alexis — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 23:26:13 +0000

Do you need a resource to introduce a wave properties lesson?

This resource contains a PowerPoint wave properties lesson with Cornell notes style guided notes and an assessment that all tie together. This resource is excellent for traditional and digital interactive science notebooks. The PowerPoint and guided notes are also included in Google Slides which make this a perfect digital resource for online learning! There is also a self-grading Google Forms assessment. This is a no prep resource!

The PowerPoint Lesson and guided notes are broken up into 4 different parts:
Engage: This is a question that is used to get students thinking and engaged before the lesson begins. They answer the question in their guided notes.
Checkpoints: These are questions throughout the lesson that assess what students are learning as they go through. The student’s answer these questions in their guided notes. Answer key is included in the PowerPoint.
↵ Bringing it Back: This final question wraps up the lesson by tying student’s new knowledge with the engagement piece.

✐Summarize! Students can summarize their learning by writing, drawing or both.

All links for the Google Slides and Google Forms are included in the resource.

The PowerPoint is editable. The titles, images and clip art are not editable.

Guided Notes:
The Cornell style guided notes follow along with the lesson. This allows the students to go through the lesson with the class as the teacher goes through the slides or they can fill it out independently if they are using the PowerPoint digitally. All the text aside from the title and cover page are editable.

Includes two cover pages for interactive notebook booklets. One in color and one in black and white.

The Google Slides version of the notes includes text boxes for students to add in their own text. A Google Slides “toolbox” is included for students to reference to for changing fonts, adding images, drawings, etc. There are even drag and drop highlighter marks for students to make their notes more interactive.

*There is an included answer key for the guided notes to be easily printed and added to a teacher’s copy of an interactive science notebook.

Assessment:
The assessment contains 20 questions with a mix of vocabulary matching, short answer and multiple choice questions. An answer key is included. Everything is editable except for the title and any included clip art lip art.

A Google Slides version is included as well as a self-grading Google Forms version. The links are included in the resource.

Content covered:
What is a wave?
Transverse and longitudinal waves
Mechanical vs. electromagnetic waves
Parts of transverse waves
Parts of longitudinal waves
Wavelength
Amplitude
Frequency

*Each resource is in PowerPoint format for easy editing.

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Wave Properties Editable Task Cards

Alexis — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 23:26:13 +0000

These 24 properties of waves editable task cards can be used in a classroom or digitally for online learning through Google Forms with no prep and they are self grading! They can be easily printed, cut and laminated for use in the classroom with a ready-to-print student answer sheet.

The link for Google Forms is available in the resource as well as an answer key.

Task cards can be printed 1 per page or 4 per page. The answer sheet can be printed 1 per page or 2 per page to save paper. I typically print 2 per page so they’re perfect for gluing into interactive science notebooks.

The text is editable in each task card but the titles and clip art are not editable. The task cards are images in google forms so they are not editable if you are using the digital option.

Content covered:
What is a wave?
Transverse and longitudinal waves
Mechanical vs. electromagnetic waves
Parts of transverse waves
Parts of longitudinal waves
Wavelength
Amplitude
Frequency

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Wave Properties Choice Board

Alexis — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 23:26:12 +0000

Students have options in how they apply their knowledge of properties of waves through choice. There is differentiation with the activities so students can have autonomy with their learning and presentation of knowledge. They will demonstrate knowledge of wave parts, longitudinal vs transverse waves, electromagnetic vs mechanical waves, wavelength, frequency and amplitude.

This choice board is editable to suit the needs of you and your students. Students can also submit most of the activities digitally through Google Classroom or Canvas. The title and clip art are not editable.

General teacher directions and the choice board are included in PowerPoint format for easy editing. There are no rubrics included within the resource for their individual choice activities.

2 files included: PowerPoint for easy editing and PDF for printing.

*Only the choice options are editable. Fonts and clip art are not editable due to copyright.*

Options include:
Creating an experiment
Researching earthquakes or echolocation
Designing an experiment
Creating a string wave
Presentation
Creating a guide or brochure
and more!

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Wave Properties Digital Google Slides™ and Print Activities

Alexis — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 23:26:12 +0000

This is a print and digital resource that uses Google Slides. There are 6 interactive activities to review properties of waves such as wavelength, amplitude, frequency and wave speed. Students will also compare longitudinal and transverse waves as well as mechanical and electromagnetic waves. These can be used as online stations, an activity for early finishers, interactive science notebooks, homework or for review in the classroom. Perfect for online learning and in-person classrooms!

Students will practice vocabulary skills, make real-world connections and review concepts.

The activities include either drag and drop or short answer text. Watch the preview video to get a better idea of how each slide works.

The slides are not editable. An answer key is included in the PDF as well as the Google Slides link.

Content covered:
Longitudinal vs Transverse waves
Electromagnetic vs mechanical waves
Measuring wavelength and amplitude of transverse waves
Wave speed

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Interactions of Waves Editable CER Exploration Stations Lab

Alexis — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 23:25:54 +0000

The perfect lab to review waves with your earth science or physical science class! Students will use Claim, Evidence and Reasoning (CER) to explore various interactions of waves with hands-on, interactive lab stations.

All lab stations and student handout are completely editable and include templates to create your own!

Lab stations are quick and easy to set up. Each station will take students 6-8 minutes to complete. They include:

1. Modeling transverse waves with a slinky
2. Listening to sound in different mediums (air, water, sand)
3. Observing a pencil in water (refraction)
4. Listening to sound through string cups.
5. Making a model of a transverse wave with a string to explore how wavelength affects frequency
6. Exploring how white light reflects all wavelengths of color using flashlights with cellophane
7. Prisms and flashlights
8. Absorption with gummy bears and flash lights.

Content covered:
Absorption
Refraction

Reflection
Sound in different mediums (solid, liquids, gases)
Transverse waves
Law of Conservation of Mass

Color and white light

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Interactions of Light Waves Editable Task Cards

Alexis — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 23:25:53 +0000

These 24 light waves editable task cards can be used in a classroom or digitally for online learning through Google Forms with no prep and they are self grading! They can be easily printed, cut and laminated for use in the classroom with a ready-to-print student answer sheet.

The link for Google Forms is available in the resource as well as an answer key.

The text is editable in each task card but the titles and clip art are not editable. The task cards are images in google forms so they are not editable if you are using the digital option.

Content covered:
Transparent, translucent, opaque
Reflection, refraction, absorption
Absorption and reflection of color.

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