How do we measure waves?
Submitted by David Wees on Fri, 2010-05-21 11:22
Date:
2010-05-21 11:25 - 12:50
Area of Interaction:
Approaches to learning
Objective:
Students will recognize the relationship between a vertical wave and a horizontal wave.
Agenda:
1. Activity:
Collect data for their labs. They should produce a full lab report. Students will measure the wavelength of a ruler which is moving in a wave as a result of being hit (using a piece of paper and a pen attached to the end of the rule). Students should collect at least 5 trials for each length.
2. Lab report:
Write a lab report to represent your collection.
3. Activity:
Field trip to the dollar store.
Homework:
None
