PTT:
1) Turn to page 90 in your science notebook (some people used 88-89 for more planning)
2) Tape a new table of contents to this page
3) On p. 91, write the title: Light and Waves.
We will add pictures to it later as we learn new things.
4) Turn to p. 92
5) Record the date in the top corner: W23, D1
6) Record the title: Introduction to Light and Waves
7) Record the goal - Goal Question: What is a wave? 8) Divide the page into 4 boxes.
Task 1: 1) Title box 1: Light 2) Draw an image that represents what you think light is (take up about half of the box). 3) Which of the ways of picturing light did this match with? Did you draw a RAY or a WAVE? 4) Label the picture as RAY or WAVE. 5) Now use a different color to draw a picture that represents the other way to portray light. Label the picture as a RAY or a WAVE.
Light RAYS
Light WAVES
Task 2:
1) Title box 2: What is a Wave?
2) Watch the video of one of the greatest scientists of all time - Richard Feynman - explain "waves."
Try this these instructions to add to the overall feel of his explanation.
2-1. Open this video, pause at beginning ready to play. 2-2. In another window, open Best of BBC Planet Earth HD [ Kamil Bartolewski - Morning Sun ]. Cue ready to play with sound off. 2-3. In a third window, open "Apparat Not a number" with sound on half level. 2-4. Play all videos, open BBC planet earth video on HD fullscreen. Enjoy!
3) Wikipedia says: "In physics a wave is a disturbance/oscillation that travels through spacetime, accompanied by a transfer of energy. Wave motion transfers energy from one point to another, often with little or no permanent movement of the particles of the medium." (Wikipedia)
In simpler terms, a wave is a disturbance that travels through space-time while transferring energy. Waves transfer energy through matter without moving the matter from one place to another. - Using your own words and these two definitions, record a definition for "wave" in box 2. Be sure to highlight the word when you are done.
Task 3:
What did we mean by waves being a "disturbance"? Watch the demo with the rope to find out.
Task 4: Mechanical vs. Electromagnetic Waves
1) Title box 3: Mechanical Waves
2) Read the following: Mechanical waves travel through a medium (solid, liquid, gas), causing the particles of the medium to collide and smash into each other. For example, sound waves (music) use air molecules to travel through causing the air molecules to smash into their neighbors like people in a mosh pit at a punk concert. When these air molecules collide with each other they bounce off one another keeping them from traveling in the direction of the wave.
3) Watch the extreme amount of energy generated by this mechanical wave. Even more, watch this guys break the world record for largest wave ever surfed. People are amazing!!
4) In your own words, record a definition for mechanical waves and draw an image that represents it. Make sure to highlight the word when you are done.
5) Title box 4: Electromagnetic Waves
6) Read the following: Electromagnetic waves do not need a medium (solid, liquid, gas) to travel through. Instead, they are made of waves produced by charged particles within an electrical and magnetic field. These types of waves vary in wavelength and includeradio waves,microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet radiation, X-rays, andgamma rays.
7) Record a definition for electromagnetic waves. Make sure to highlight the word when you are done. Draw a few pictures to represent the different kinds of electromagnetic waves.
Task 5/Closure:
1) Turn to p. 93 2) Title it: Waves Diagram 3) Record the date: W23, D1 4) Record the goal - Goal: I can accurately diagram a wave. 5) Use google images to find an image of a wave. 6) Draw it carefully and label the following parts of the wave: crest, trough, wavelength, amplitude, resting position 7) Read this and record what is in blue: These are the important parts of a wave. All waves have a resting position in the middle (like the rope when we weren't moving it). The crest, trough, wavelength, and amplitude are all important to understanding how a wave will behave. You can determine what type of electromagnetic wave it is based on wavelength. The changes in the wavelength means the waves will behave differently, and we use waves of different wavelengths for different things.
Homework:
Finish your electricity review assignment and study for the electricity test (it's on Friday).
Week 23, Day 2
PTT:
1) Complete p. 93
2) Turn to p. 94
3) Record the date and title the page: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
4) Record the goal question: What are the different waves in the EM Spectrum, and what do we use them for?
Task 1:
1) Go through this presentation about the Electromagnetic Spectrum: EM Spectrum Prezi
2) Record notes on p. 94 when prompted in the presentation (make sure to complete ALL required notes)
3) Be sure to quiz yourself with the questions at the end - if you don't know the answers, go back and review the presentation again.
Task 2:
1) Turn to p. 95
2) Record the date and title p. 95: How We Use the Waves of the EM Spectrum
3) Using the presentation you already saw and google (as needed), draw and label pictures to represent how we use each of the types of waves in the EM Spectrum.
Closure:
Using a complete sentence, answer the goal question at the bottom of p. 95: What do are the different waves in the EM Spectrum, and what do we use them for?
Sentence Starter: The different waves in the EM Spectrum are...insert the names here, and we use them for...
Homework:
Study for electricity quiz on day 4!! Have review complete to turn in at beginning of class. (Remember, you can go back to last week's W22, D4 and see the answers for the review.
Week 23, Day 3
PTT:
1) Turn to page 96 in your science notebook
2) Title the page "Types of Objects"
3) Record the date: W23, D3
4) Record the goal - Goal Question: What happens when light strikes an object?
Task 1:
1) Read this NOTE: There are 3 types of objects when we consider how light can travel through objects. Objects can be transparent, translucent, or opaque. Download this link: predict whether you think each object will be transparent, translucent, or opaque.
Task 2:
Check out this link to come up with your own definitions for transparent, translucent, and opaque.
Task 3:
1) Use the supplies (wax paper, saran wrap, aluminum foil, tissue) to create an example like this graphic organizer (see picture below) on p. 96 - this will let you see the difference between transparent, translucent, and opaque objects. Draw your own example of a picture (NO smiley suns with sunglasses!).
2) At the bottom of the chart, look around the room and - in each column - identify 3 things that qualify as that type of object.
Task 4:
1) Turn to page 97
2) Title the page: When Light Strikes an Object
3) Record the date - W23, D3
4) Divide the page into 5 boxes
5) Title each box one of the following: Transmission, Scattering, Absorption, Reflection, Refraction
6) Use the attached document to record a definition and a picture for each way that light can interact with an object
7) Go back to page 96 - describe what is happening using the new vocabulary words
Task 5:
Get a post-it. You need to write what we call a statement-reason-evidence paragraph to explain what would happen when light strikes my green water bottle. Use the following format to do so: When light hits the blue water bottle, it will.......... because the bottle is............. We saw that light will do this when...........
(Choose from the vocabulary we learned today: transmit, scatter, reflect, refract, transparent, translucent, opaque)
Closure: Look back at today's goal. Did you reach the goal? Can you describe what happens when light hits an object?
Week 23, Day 4
PTT:
1) Spend 5 minutes reviewing for the test and asking any clarifying questions
2) Turn in review
Task 1:
Complete electricity test
Task 2:
1) Update the table of contents on p. 90
2) Finish any incomplete assignments from this week (p. 92-97)
Week 23, Day 1
Table of Contents
1) Turn to page 90 in your science notebook (some people used 88-89 for more planning)
2) Tape a new table of contents to this page
3) On p. 91, write the title: Light and Waves.
We will add pictures to it later as we learn new things.
4) Turn to p. 92
5) Record the date in the top corner: W23, D1
6) Record the title: Introduction to Light and Waves
7) Record the goal - Goal Question: What is a wave?
8) Divide the page into 4 boxes.
Task 1:
1) Title box 1: Light
2) Draw an image that represents what you think light is (take up about half of the box).
3) Which of the ways of picturing light did this match with? Did you draw a RAY or a WAVE?
4) Label the picture as RAY or WAVE.
5) Now use a different color to draw a picture that represents the other way to portray light. Label the picture as a RAY or a WAVE.
Task 2:
1) Title box 2: What is a Wave?
2) Watch the video of one of the greatest scientists of all time - Richard Feynman - explain "waves."
Try this these instructions to add to the overall feel of his explanation.
2-1. Open this video, pause at beginning ready to play.
2-2. In another window, open Best of BBC Planet Earth HD [ Kamil Bartolewski - Morning Sun ]. Cue ready to play with sound off.
2-3. In a third window, open "Apparat Not a number" with sound on half level.
2-4. Play all videos, open BBC planet earth video on HD fullscreen.
Enjoy!
3) Wikipedia says: "In physics a wave is a disturbance/oscillation that travels through spacetime, accompanied by a transfer of energy. Wave motion transfers energy from one point to another, often with little or no permanent movement of the particles of the medium." (Wikipedia)
In simpler terms, a wave is a disturbance that travels through space-time while transferring energy. Waves transfer energy through matter without moving the matter from one place to another.
- Using your own words and these two definitions, record a definition for "wave" in box 2. Be sure to highlight the word when you are done.
NOTE:
There are 2 types of waves:
Task 3:
What did we mean by waves being a "disturbance"? Watch the demo with the rope to find out.
Task 4: Mechanical vs. Electromagnetic Waves
1) Title box 3: Mechanical Waves
2) Read the following: Mechanical waves travel through a medium (solid, liquid, gas), causing the particles of the medium to collide and smash into each other. For example, sound waves (music) use air molecules to travel through causing the air molecules to smash into their neighbors like people in a mosh pit at a punk concert. When these air molecules collide with each other they bounce off one another keeping them from traveling in the direction of the wave.
3) Watch the extreme amount of energy generated by this mechanical wave. Even more, watch this guys break the world record for largest wave ever surfed. People are amazing!!
4) In your own words, record a definition for mechanical waves and draw an image that represents it. Make sure to highlight the word when you are done.
5) Title box 4: Electromagnetic Waves
6) Read the following:
Electromagnetic waves do not need a medium (solid, liquid, gas) to travel through. Instead, they are made of waves produced by charged particles within an electrical and magnetic field. These types of waves vary in wavelength and include radio waves,microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet radiation, X-rays, and gamma rays.
7) Record a definition for electromagnetic waves. Make sure to highlight the word when you are done. Draw a few pictures to represent the different kinds of electromagnetic waves.
Task 5/Closure:
1) Turn to p. 93
2) Title it: Waves Diagram
3) Record the date: W23, D1
4) Record the goal - Goal: I can accurately diagram a wave.
5) Use google images to find an image of a wave.
6) Draw it carefully and label the following parts of the wave: crest, trough, wavelength, amplitude, resting position
7) Read this and record what is in blue: These are the important parts of a wave. All waves have a resting position in the middle (like the rope when we weren't moving it). The crest, trough, wavelength, and amplitude are all important to understanding how a wave will behave. You can determine what type of electromagnetic wave it is based on wavelength. The changes in the wavelength means the waves will behave differently, and we use waves of different wavelengths for different things.
Homework:
Finish your electricity review assignment and study for the electricity test (it's on Friday).
Week 23, Day 2
PTT:
1) Complete p. 93
2) Turn to p. 94
3) Record the date and title the page: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
4) Record the goal question: What are the different waves in the EM Spectrum, and what do we use them for?
Task 1:
1) Go through this presentation about the Electromagnetic Spectrum: EM Spectrum Prezi
2) Record notes on p. 94 when prompted in the presentation (make sure to complete ALL required notes)
3) Be sure to quiz yourself with the questions at the end - if you don't know the answers, go back and review the presentation again.
Task 2:
1) Turn to p. 95
2) Record the date and title p. 95: How We Use the Waves of the EM Spectrum
3) Using the presentation you already saw and google (as needed), draw and label pictures to represent how we use each of the types of waves in the EM Spectrum.
Closure:
Using a complete sentence, answer the goal question at the bottom of p. 95: What do are the different waves in the EM Spectrum, and what do we use them for?
Sentence Starter: The different waves in the EM Spectrum are... insert the names here, and we use them for...
Homework:
Study for electricity quiz on day 4!! Have review complete to turn in at beginning of class. (Remember, you can go back to last week's W22, D4 and see the answers for the review.
Week 23, Day 3
PTT:
1) Turn to page 96 in your science notebook
2) Title the page "Types of Objects"
3) Record the date: W23, D3
4) Record the goal - Goal Question: What happens when light strikes an object?
Task 1:
1) Read this NOTE: There are 3 types of objects when we consider how light can travel through objects. Objects can be transparent, translucent, or opaque. Download this link: predict whether you think each object will be transparent, translucent, or opaque.
Task 2:
Check out this link to come up with your own definitions for transparent, translucent, and opaque.
Task 3:
1) Use the supplies (wax paper, saran wrap, aluminum foil, tissue) to create an example like this graphic organizer (see picture below) on p. 96 - this will let you see the difference between transparent, translucent, and opaque objects. Draw your own example of a picture (NO smiley suns with sunglasses!).
2) At the bottom of the chart, look around the room and - in each column - identify 3 things that qualify as that type of object.
Task 4:
1) Turn to page 97
2) Title the page: When Light Strikes an Object
3) Record the date - W23, D3
4) Divide the page into 5 boxes
5) Title each box one of the following: Transmission, Scattering, Absorption, Reflection, Refraction
6) Use the attached document to record a definition and a picture for each way that light can interact with an object
7) Go back to page 96 - describe what is happening using the new vocabulary words
Task 5:
Get a post-it. You need to write what we call a statement-reason-evidence paragraph to explain what would happen when light strikes my green water bottle. Use the following format to do so:
When light hits the blue water bottle, it will.......... because the bottle is............. We saw that light will do this when...........
(Choose from the vocabulary we learned today: transmit, scatter, reflect, refract, transparent, translucent, opaque)
Closure:
Look back at today's goal. Did you reach the goal? Can you describe what happens when light hits an object?
Week 23, Day 4
PTT:
1) Spend 5 minutes reviewing for the test and asking any clarifying questions
2) Turn in review
Task 1:
Complete electricity test
Task 2:
1) Update the table of contents on p. 90
2) Finish any incomplete assignments from this week (p. 92-97)
Homework:
Have a good weekend!