High School Physics: Waves Exploration Activity - Grades 9-12, NGSS Aligned
Regular price
$3.00
Grade Levels: 9th - 12th
Subjects: Science, Physics
Standards: NGSS HS-PS4-1
Formats Included: Zip
Engage your high school students with this hands-on Waves Exploration Activity, designed to experimentally determine relationships between wave amplitude, frequency, wavelength, and velocity. Aligned with NGSS standard HS-PS4-1, this activity for Grades 9-12 allows students to explore the fascinating world of waves through practical experiments and observations using simple materials.
Key Features:
- Hands-On Learning: Provides a practical approach to understanding wave properties through direct experimentation.
- Comprehensive Activity: Includes detailed procedures for exploring wave amplitude, frequency, wavelength, velocity, and wave interference.
- Data Collection and Analysis: Guides students in collecting and analyzing data, reinforcing scientific methods and critical thinking.
- Answer Key Included: Facilitates easy grading and allows students to check their answers independently.
- Printable PDF Format: Suitable for both in-person and distance learning.
Topics Covered:
- Wave Amplitude vs. Velocity: Experimentally determine how the amplitude of a wave affects its velocity.
- Wave Frequency vs. Wavelength: Explore the relationship between the frequency of waves and their wavelength.
- Wave Interference: Observe and analyze the effects of constructive and destructive interference between wave pulses.
- Longitudinal Waves: Generate and study longitudinal waves, comparing them to transverse waves.
Additional Features:
- Aligned with NGSS Standards: Ensures that the content meets Next Generation Science Standards for high school physics.
- Materials List: Includes a simple list of materials needed for the experiments, such as a large metal coil spring (slinky), tape measure, and stopwatch.
- Editable Format: Allows customization to fit your teaching style and classroom needs.
Use this exploration activity to provide a hands-on and engaging learning experience for your students, helping them build a solid foundation in understanding wave properties and behaviors. Perfect for classroom use, this resource is an invaluable addition to your high school physics curriculum.
Grade Levels: 9th - 12th
Subjects: Science, Physics
Standards: NGSS HS-PS4-1
Formats Included: Zip
Engage your high school students with this hands-on Waves Exploration Activity, designed to experimentally determine relationships between wave amplitude, frequency, wavelength, and velocity. Aligned with NGSS standard HS-PS4-1, this activity for Grades 9-12 allows students to explore the fascinating world of waves through practical experiments and observations using simple materials.
Key Features:
- Hands-On Learning: Provides a practical approach to understanding wave properties through direct experimentation.
- Comprehensive Activity: Includes detailed procedures for exploring wave amplitude, frequency, wavelength, velocity, and wave interference.
- Data Collection and Analysis: Guides students in collecting and analyzing data, reinforcing scientific methods and critical thinking.
- Answer Key Included: Facilitates easy grading and allows students to check their answers independently.
- Printable PDF Format: Suitable for both in-person and distance learning.
Topics Covered:
- Wave Amplitude vs. Velocity: Experimentally determine how the amplitude of a wave affects its velocity.
- Wave Frequency vs. Wavelength: Explore the relationship between the frequency of waves and their wavelength.
- Wave Interference: Observe and analyze the effects of constructive and destructive interference between wave pulses.
- Longitudinal Waves: Generate and study longitudinal waves, comparing them to transverse waves.
Additional Features:
- Aligned with NGSS Standards: Ensures that the content meets Next Generation Science Standards for high school physics.
- Materials List: Includes a simple list of materials needed for the experiments, such as a large metal coil spring (slinky), tape measure, and stopwatch.
- Editable Format: Allows customization to fit your teaching style and classroom needs.
Use this exploration activity to provide a hands-on and engaging learning experience for your students, helping them build a solid foundation in understanding wave properties and behaviors. Perfect for classroom use, this resource is an invaluable addition to your high school physics curriculum.
Update your location to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
NGSS HS-PS2-2
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system. Emphasis is on the quantitative conservation of momentum in interactions and the qualitative meaning of this principle. Assessment is limited to systems of two macroscopic bodies moving in one dimension.
NGSS HS-PS3-1
Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. Emphasis is on explaining the meaning of mathematical expressions used in the model. Assessment is limited to basic algebraic expressions or computations; to systems of two or three components; and to thermal energy, kinetic energy, and/or the energies in gravitational, magnetic, or electric fields.
NGSS HS-PS2-1
Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. Assessment is limited to one-dimensional motion and to macroscopic objects moving at non-relativistic speeds. Examples of data could include tables or graphs of position or velocity as a function of time for objects subject to a net unbalanced force, such as a falling object, an object sliding down a ramp, or a moving object being pulled by a constant force.
NGSS HS-PS4-1
Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media. Examples of data could include electromagnetic radiation traveling in a vacuum and glass, sound waves traveling through air and water, and seismic waves traveling through the earth. Assessment is limited to algebraic relationships and describing those relationships qualitatively.
NGSS HS-PS2-3
Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision. Examples of evaluation and refinement could include determining the success of the device at protecting an object from damage and modifying the design to improve it. Examples of a device could include a football helmet or a parachute. Assessment is limited to qualitative evaluations and/or algebraic manipulations.
NGSS HS-PS2-2
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system. Emphasis is on the quantitative conservation of momentum in interactions and the qualitative meaning of this principle. Assessment is limited to systems of two macroscopic bodies moving in one dimension.
NGSS HS-PS3-1
Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. Emphasis is on explaining the meaning of mathematical expressions used in the model. Assessment is limited to basic algebraic expressions or computations; to systems of two or three components; and to thermal energy, kinetic energy, and/or the energies in gravitational, magnetic, or electric fields.
NGSS HS-PS2-1
Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. Assessment is limited to one-dimensional motion and to macroscopic objects moving at non-relativistic speeds. Examples of data could include tables or graphs of position or velocity as a function of time for objects subject to a net unbalanced force, such as a falling object, an object sliding down a ramp, or a moving object being pulled by a constant force.
NGSS HS-PS4-1
Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media. Examples of data could include electromagnetic radiation traveling in a vacuum and glass, sound waves traveling through air and water, and seismic waves traveling through the earth. Assessment is limited to algebraic relationships and describing those relationships qualitatively.
NGSS HS-PS2-3
Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision. Examples of evaluation and refinement could include determining the success of the device at protecting an object from damage and modifying the design to improve it. Examples of a device could include a football helmet or a parachute. Assessment is limited to qualitative evaluations and/or algebraic manipulations.
Update your location to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
NGSS HS-PS2-2
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system. Emphasis is on the quantitative conservation of momentum in interactions and the qualitative meaning of this principle. Assessment is limited to systems of two macroscopic bodies moving in one dimension.
NGSS HS-PS3-1
Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. Emphasis is on explaining the meaning of mathematical expressions used in the model. Assessment is limited to basic algebraic expressions or computations; to systems of two or three components; and to thermal energy, kinetic energy, and/or the energies in gravitational, magnetic, or electric fields.
NGSS HS-PS2-1
Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. Assessment is limited to one-dimensional motion and to macroscopic objects moving at non-relativistic speeds. Examples of data could include tables or graphs of position or velocity as a function of time for objects subject to a net unbalanced force, such as a falling object, an object sliding down a ramp, or a moving object being pulled by a constant force.
NGSS HS-PS4-1
Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media. Examples of data could include electromagnetic radiation traveling in a vacuum and glass, sound waves traveling through air and water, and seismic waves traveling through the earth. Assessment is limited to algebraic relationships and describing those relationships qualitatively.
NGSS HS-PS2-3
Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision. Examples of evaluation and refinement could include determining the success of the device at protecting an object from damage and modifying the design to improve it. Examples of a device could include a football helmet or a parachute. Assessment is limited to qualitative evaluations and/or algebraic manipulations.
NGSS HS-PS2-2
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system. Emphasis is on the quantitative conservation of momentum in interactions and the qualitative meaning of this principle. Assessment is limited to systems of two macroscopic bodies moving in one dimension.
NGSS HS-PS3-1
Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. Emphasis is on explaining the meaning of mathematical expressions used in the model. Assessment is limited to basic algebraic expressions or computations; to systems of two or three components; and to thermal energy, kinetic energy, and/or the energies in gravitational, magnetic, or electric fields.
NGSS HS-PS2-1
Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. Assessment is limited to one-dimensional motion and to macroscopic objects moving at non-relativistic speeds. Examples of data could include tables or graphs of position or velocity as a function of time for objects subject to a net unbalanced force, such as a falling object, an object sliding down a ramp, or a moving object being pulled by a constant force.
NGSS HS-PS4-1
Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media. Examples of data could include electromagnetic radiation traveling in a vacuum and glass, sound waves traveling through air and water, and seismic waves traveling through the earth. Assessment is limited to algebraic relationships and describing those relationships qualitatively.
NGSS HS-PS2-3
Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision. Examples of evaluation and refinement could include determining the success of the device at protecting an object from damage and modifying the design to improve it. Examples of a device could include a football helmet or a parachute. Assessment is limited to qualitative evaluations and/or algebraic manipulations.
High School Physics: Waves Exploration Activity - Grades 9-12, NGSS Aligned
Regular price
$3.00
Grade Levels: 9th - 12th
Subjects: Science, Physics
Standards: NGSS HS-PS4-1
Formats Included: Zip
Engage your high school students with this hands-on Waves Exploration Activity, designed to experimentally determine relationships between wave amplitude, frequency, wavelength, and velocity. Aligned with NGSS standard HS-PS4-1, this activity for Grades 9-12 allows students to explore the fascinating world of waves through practical experiments and observations using simple materials.
Key Features:
- Hands-On Learning: Provides a practical approach to understanding wave properties through direct experimentation.
- Comprehensive Activity: Includes detailed procedures for exploring wave amplitude, frequency, wavelength, velocity, and wave interference.
- Data Collection and Analysis: Guides students in collecting and analyzing data, reinforcing scientific methods and critical thinking.
- Answer Key Included: Facilitates easy grading and allows students to check their answers independently.
- Printable PDF Format: Suitable for both in-person and distance learning.
Topics Covered:
- Wave Amplitude vs. Velocity: Experimentally determine how the amplitude of a wave affects its velocity.
- Wave Frequency vs. Wavelength: Explore the relationship between the frequency of waves and their wavelength.
- Wave Interference: Observe and analyze the effects of constructive and destructive interference between wave pulses.
- Longitudinal Waves: Generate and study longitudinal waves, comparing them to transverse waves.
Additional Features:
- Aligned with NGSS Standards: Ensures that the content meets Next Generation Science Standards for high school physics.
- Materials List: Includes a simple list of materials needed for the experiments, such as a large metal coil spring (slinky), tape measure, and stopwatch.
- Editable Format: Allows customization to fit your teaching style and classroom needs.
Use this exploration activity to provide a hands-on and engaging learning experience for your students, helping them build a solid foundation in understanding wave properties and behaviors. Perfect for classroom use, this resource is an invaluable addition to your high school physics curriculum.
Grade Levels: 9th - 12th
Subjects: Science, Physics
Standards: NGSS HS-PS4-1
Formats Included: Zip
Engage your high school students with this hands-on Waves Exploration Activity, designed to experimentally determine relationships between wave amplitude, frequency, wavelength, and velocity. Aligned with NGSS standard HS-PS4-1, this activity for Grades 9-12 allows students to explore the fascinating world of waves through practical experiments and observations using simple materials.
Key Features:
- Hands-On Learning: Provides a practical approach to understanding wave properties through direct experimentation.
- Comprehensive Activity: Includes detailed procedures for exploring wave amplitude, frequency, wavelength, velocity, and wave interference.
- Data Collection and Analysis: Guides students in collecting and analyzing data, reinforcing scientific methods and critical thinking.
- Answer Key Included: Facilitates easy grading and allows students to check their answers independently.
- Printable PDF Format: Suitable for both in-person and distance learning.
Topics Covered:
- Wave Amplitude vs. Velocity: Experimentally determine how the amplitude of a wave affects its velocity.
- Wave Frequency vs. Wavelength: Explore the relationship between the frequency of waves and their wavelength.
- Wave Interference: Observe and analyze the effects of constructive and destructive interference between wave pulses.
- Longitudinal Waves: Generate and study longitudinal waves, comparing them to transverse waves.
Additional Features:
- Aligned with NGSS Standards: Ensures that the content meets Next Generation Science Standards for high school physics.
- Materials List: Includes a simple list of materials needed for the experiments, such as a large metal coil spring (slinky), tape measure, and stopwatch.
- Editable Format: Allows customization to fit your teaching style and classroom needs.
Use this exploration activity to provide a hands-on and engaging learning experience for your students, helping them build a solid foundation in understanding wave properties and behaviors. Perfect for classroom use, this resource is an invaluable addition to your high school physics curriculum.
Update your location to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
NGSS HS-PS2-2
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system. Emphasis is on the quantitative conservation of momentum in interactions and the qualitative meaning of this principle. Assessment is limited to systems of two macroscopic bodies moving in one dimension.
NGSS HS-PS3-1
Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. Emphasis is on explaining the meaning of mathematical expressions used in the model. Assessment is limited to basic algebraic expressions or computations; to systems of two or three components; and to thermal energy, kinetic energy, and/or the energies in gravitational, magnetic, or electric fields.
NGSS HS-PS2-1
Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. Assessment is limited to one-dimensional motion and to macroscopic objects moving at non-relativistic speeds. Examples of data could include tables or graphs of position or velocity as a function of time for objects subject to a net unbalanced force, such as a falling object, an object sliding down a ramp, or a moving object being pulled by a constant force.
NGSS HS-PS4-1
Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media. Examples of data could include electromagnetic radiation traveling in a vacuum and glass, sound waves traveling through air and water, and seismic waves traveling through the earth. Assessment is limited to algebraic relationships and describing those relationships qualitatively.
NGSS HS-PS2-3
Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision. Examples of evaluation and refinement could include determining the success of the device at protecting an object from damage and modifying the design to improve it. Examples of a device could include a football helmet or a parachute. Assessment is limited to qualitative evaluations and/or algebraic manipulations.
NGSS HS-PS2-2
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system. Emphasis is on the quantitative conservation of momentum in interactions and the qualitative meaning of this principle. Assessment is limited to systems of two macroscopic bodies moving in one dimension.
NGSS HS-PS3-1
Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. Emphasis is on explaining the meaning of mathematical expressions used in the model. Assessment is limited to basic algebraic expressions or computations; to systems of two or three components; and to thermal energy, kinetic energy, and/or the energies in gravitational, magnetic, or electric fields.
NGSS HS-PS2-1
Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. Assessment is limited to one-dimensional motion and to macroscopic objects moving at non-relativistic speeds. Examples of data could include tables or graphs of position or velocity as a function of time for objects subject to a net unbalanced force, such as a falling object, an object sliding down a ramp, or a moving object being pulled by a constant force.
NGSS HS-PS4-1
Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media. Examples of data could include electromagnetic radiation traveling in a vacuum and glass, sound waves traveling through air and water, and seismic waves traveling through the earth. Assessment is limited to algebraic relationships and describing those relationships qualitatively.
NGSS HS-PS2-3
Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision. Examples of evaluation and refinement could include determining the success of the device at protecting an object from damage and modifying the design to improve it. Examples of a device could include a football helmet or a parachute. Assessment is limited to qualitative evaluations and/or algebraic manipulations.
Update your location to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
NGSS HS-PS2-2
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system. Emphasis is on the quantitative conservation of momentum in interactions and the qualitative meaning of this principle. Assessment is limited to systems of two macroscopic bodies moving in one dimension.
NGSS HS-PS3-1
Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. Emphasis is on explaining the meaning of mathematical expressions used in the model. Assessment is limited to basic algebraic expressions or computations; to systems of two or three components; and to thermal energy, kinetic energy, and/or the energies in gravitational, magnetic, or electric fields.
NGSS HS-PS2-1
Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. Assessment is limited to one-dimensional motion and to macroscopic objects moving at non-relativistic speeds. Examples of data could include tables or graphs of position or velocity as a function of time for objects subject to a net unbalanced force, such as a falling object, an object sliding down a ramp, or a moving object being pulled by a constant force.
NGSS HS-PS4-1
Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media. Examples of data could include electromagnetic radiation traveling in a vacuum and glass, sound waves traveling through air and water, and seismic waves traveling through the earth. Assessment is limited to algebraic relationships and describing those relationships qualitatively.
NGSS HS-PS2-3
Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision. Examples of evaluation and refinement could include determining the success of the device at protecting an object from damage and modifying the design to improve it. Examples of a device could include a football helmet or a parachute. Assessment is limited to qualitative evaluations and/or algebraic manipulations.
NGSS HS-PS2-2
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system. Emphasis is on the quantitative conservation of momentum in interactions and the qualitative meaning of this principle. Assessment is limited to systems of two macroscopic bodies moving in one dimension.
NGSS HS-PS3-1
Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. Emphasis is on explaining the meaning of mathematical expressions used in the model. Assessment is limited to basic algebraic expressions or computations; to systems of two or three components; and to thermal energy, kinetic energy, and/or the energies in gravitational, magnetic, or electric fields.
NGSS HS-PS2-1
Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. Assessment is limited to one-dimensional motion and to macroscopic objects moving at non-relativistic speeds. Examples of data could include tables or graphs of position or velocity as a function of time for objects subject to a net unbalanced force, such as a falling object, an object sliding down a ramp, or a moving object being pulled by a constant force.
NGSS HS-PS4-1
Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media. Examples of data could include electromagnetic radiation traveling in a vacuum and glass, sound waves traveling through air and water, and seismic waves traveling through the earth. Assessment is limited to algebraic relationships and describing those relationships qualitatively.
NGSS HS-PS2-3
Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision. Examples of evaluation and refinement could include determining the success of the device at protecting an object from damage and modifying the design to improve it. Examples of a device could include a football helmet or a parachute. Assessment is limited to qualitative evaluations and/or algebraic manipulations.