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Fundamental Properties of a Wave
Students investigate the form and motion of a wave, and examine the fundamental properties of wavelength, frequency, and amplitude. They discuss the fundamental properties of a wave, and in small groups conduct an experiment involving...
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The Science of Sound and Musical Instruments
Students identify the components of sound. They describe the relationship between pitch and frequency and explain the terms sympathetic vibrations and resonance.
They perform simple experiments about the world of sound and explain the...
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The Wonderful World of Waves (Wave Basics)
High schoolers define amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and period, calculate period given frequency, and calculate frequency given period, define crest and trough and locate both on diagram of wave, differentiate between latitudinal and...
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Observing M&M Colors: A Multinomial Experiment
Learners use hands-on activities to study statistics. They review the chi-square distribution and expected value. Activities involve discovering calculation a hypothesis, frequency distribution, and probability.
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Sounds Like Music
Students define and examine the connections between sound and music and how engineers design instruments. They listen to examples of musical instruments, view a demonstration of a tuning fork and bottles filled with varying amounts of...
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Riding the Radio Waves
Learners examine the basic concepts of radio waves and magnetic fields. They study how the AM radios are built and demonstrate the concepts of amplitude and frequency.
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What's the Frequency, Roy G. Biv?
Students examine the concept of frequency and wavelength. They analyze how frequency and wavelength relate to each other by conducting an experiment involving measuring and timing wavelengths by pulling adding machine tape through an...
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From Bats to Babies: Ultrasound
Young scholars research and analyze sound waves and how an ultrasound works to image a baby in utero. They explore various websites, complete worksheets, and write a paragraph describing a demonstration they view in the classroom.
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MOTION IN A CIRCLE
Young scholars explore uniform circular motion, and the relation of its frequency of N revolutions/sec with the peripheral velocity v and with the rotation period T, and the "centripetal acceleration" of an object.
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WAVES AND PHOTONS
Learners examine the many types of electromagnetic waves, the concept of an EM wave, how James Clerk Maxwell proposed a slight modification of the equations of electricity, Heinrich Hertz and his radio-frequency, wavelengths, and light...
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Waves Worksheet
In this frequency worksheet, students answer 10 questions about frequency and waves. The name of a teach appears at the top of this page.
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Froot Loops to the Max - 3
Learners complete and solve five questions/problems related to a box of Froot Loops cereal. First, they determine how many of each color of Froot Loops are in the box. Then, pupils determine which color had the greatest frequency and...
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Froot Loops to the Max - 4
In this Froot Loops to the Max worksheet, 5th graders solve and complete 4 different problem related to counting a box of Froot Loops cereal. First, they determine how many of each color listed there is in the box. Then, students...
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Sound
In this physics worksheet, students use the clues given on the bottom of the sheet to complete the crossword puzzle on sound. There are 18 clues to solve in the puzzle.
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Froot Loops to the Max - Team Totals
In this Froot Loops to the Max worksheet, middle schoolers solve 11 various problems related to determining the team totals found with Froot Loops cereal. First, they determine the number, fraction, percent, and decimal of each color of...
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Electromagnetic Wave Spectrum
Fifth graders examine electromagnetic wave spectrum. In this science instructional activity, 5th graders discuss the aspects of the electromagnetic wave spectrum and complete a worksheet identifying the parts of the spectrum.
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Integrated Algebra Practice: Histograms
In this histogram learning exercise, students solve 6 multiple choice and short answer problems. Students read histograms and determine the frequency of a particular item.
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Statistical Calculations Using M&Ms
In this frequency worksheet, students investigate, frequency, box plots, and percentage using a package of M&Ms. Copies of the actual correspondences with the Mars company are also included.
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Transmission of Electricity
Students examine why electricity is distributed at high voltage and the functions of transformers. In this electromagnetism lesson plan students study at what frequency electricity is distributed.
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Do You Hear What I Hear?
Young scholars study hearing and are able to differentiate between different sound waves. In this sound wave lesson students develop a cause and effect model that shows the parts of the ear.
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A Psychological Game
In this psychological game worksheet, students write positive integers. They explore the relative frequency of the numbers used. This one-page worksheet contains 1 problem. The answer is listed at the bottom of the page.
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How We Hear
Learners study how sounds are transmitted from the environment to the brain. In this investigative instructional activity students participate in activities that show them how we hear, what sound waves are and the difference in seeing...
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Adverbs of Frequency Exercise
In this online grammar worksheet, students put the adverbs onto the scale in the correct order. Students order the words to make 10 sentences.
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Computer Interfacing: Frequency Measurement - The Doppler Effect
Students explore the Dollper effect by finding the frequency and velocity of sound. In this velocity lesson, students determine the impulse during a collision by using their data and a software program.