Description
This wave properties unit bundle includes many activities for a wave properties unit in your physical science classroom including a PowerPoint lesson, guided notes, assessment, warm ups, self-grading task cards, choice board, digital activities and any of my future activities for waves properties will be included. All the activities are editable except for the digital Google Slides activities. Google Slides versions of each activity are included with the exception of the choice board.
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
INCLUDED:
1. PowerPoint, Guided Notes and Assessment
Do you need a resource to introduce wave properties? This resource contains a PowerPoint 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.
2. Warm Ups
2 weeks of editable warm up slides, digital or print versions are perfect for a wave properties unit in your classroom with no prep! Everything is also available in the resource for distance learning with digital versions in google slides. Use these as bellringers to get your students ready for the day!
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
3. Task Cards
These 24 wave properties editable task cards can be used in a classroom or digitally for distance 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.
Review vocabulary such as wavelength, amplitude, frequency, longitudinal waves and transverse waves!
The link for Google Forms is available in the resource. An answer key in included in the resource and in Google Forms.
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 notebooks.
The text is editable in each task card but the titles and clip art are not editable.
4. Digital Google Slides and Print Activities
This is a print and digital resource that uses Google Slides. There are 6 interactive activities to review wave properties 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, homework or for review in the classroom. Perfect for distance learning!
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
5. Choice Board
Students have options in how they apply their knowledge of wave properties 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 reflection, refraction and absorption as well as transparent, translucent and opaque objects.
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.
Options include:
✅ Creating an experiment
✅ Researching earthquakes or echolocation
✅ Designing an experiment
✅ Creating a string wave
✅ Presentation
✅ Creating a guide or brochure
✅ and more!
6. Create an Instrument Sound Waves Project-Based Learning
This is a five-part project-based learning activity for students about sound waves. This project allows students to take their knowledge of sound waves and apply it to creating their own musical instrument, advertisement for that instrument and a music video. This can be done after a unit on sound waves and energy or throughout.
This resource includes a workbook for students to:
♬Complete research on sound waves, mediums and different materials used for instruments.
♬Learn about how different mediums affect the frequency, wavelength and amplitude of sound waves.
♬Brainstorm ideas for their instrument, ad and music video.
♬Reflect on their design process.
Recommendations for Distance Learning are included in the resource!
7. Wave Properties Stations
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 the Waves bundle to get more resources on waves.
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