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PS4A - Wave Properties Instructional VideoPS4A - Wave Properties Instructional Video
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Bozeman Science
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1st - 12th
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10:02
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PS4A - Wave Properties

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Does your lesson plan for wave properties have its ups and downs? Get some fresh ideas from an informative video! The narrator discusses PS4A, showing the must-know ideas for each grade level through concept maps and demonstrations.

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Concepts

properties of waves, amplitude, frequency, wavelength, wave crests, sound, teaching strategies, education, resonance, light

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • New to the physical science classroom? Use the video to bolster your understanding of waves before presenting the concept to the class
  • Try the water and food coloring wave demonstration to introduce the topic in lower grades and assess prior knowledge in upper grades

Classroom Considerations

  • The resource is a good starting point for presenting this essential standard

Pros

  • The video is full of guiding questions you can apply in your classroom
  • Narrator stresses the finer, yet important, details of waves, such as the effect of the medium they are traveling through

Cons

  • None

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