Waves, currents, crests, and troughs. Using information provided in an article about waves and currents, readers define terms used to describe how energy travels.

Concepts

waves, wave crests, charged particles, sound waves

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• The worksheet can be used to model how to read closely, as a guided practice exercise, or as an assessment of reading comprehension
• Borrow a classroom wave machine from the physics teacher and demonstrate the effects of changing wavelengths

Classroom Considerations

• Kids will have to read closely and carefully to answer the question based on the article on this worksheet.
• The seventh in a series of 12 reading comprehension exercises

Pros

• The exercise encourages focused reading
• An answer sheet is included

Cons

• None