Waves Bundle - Wave Properties, Light Waves and Electromagnetic Spectrum

This properties of waves unit bundle includes many activities for a wave properties unit in your physical science classroom covering wave properties, light waves and electromagnetic spectrum. Activities include PowerPoint lessons, guided notes, assessments, warm ups, task cards, choice boards, digital Google Slides/print activities, stations and any of my future activities for matter will be included.

All the activities are editable except for the digital Google Slides activities. Google Slides or Forms versions of each activity are included.

For each unit, the following are included:

• PowerPoint (with a Google Slides version) - editable
• Guided Notes (with a Google Slides version) - editable
• Assessment (with a Google Slides version)- editable
• 24 Task cards (with a self-grading Google Forms version) - editable
• 2-3 weeks of Warm Ups (with a Google Slides version) - editable
• Choice Board (with a Google Slides version) - editable
• Digital Google Slides& Print Activities
• Stations Activities - editable

Also Included:

• Create an Instrument Sound Waves Project-Based Learning
• Interactions of Waves CER Stations Lab.

• Properties of Waves

Content covered:

⭐ What is a wave?

⭐ Transverse and longitudinal waves

⭐ Mechanical vs. electromagnetic waves

⭐ Parts of transverse waves

⭐ Parts of longitudinal waves

⭐ Wavelength

⭐ Amplitude

⭐ Frequency

Content covered:

⭐ Absorption

⭐ Refraction

⭐ Reflection

⭐ Sound in different mediums (solid, liquids, gases)

⭐ Transverse waves

⭐ Law of Conservation of Mass

⭐ Color and white light

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

Content covered:
⭐ What is electromagnetic radiation?
⭐ What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
⭐ Radio waves
⭐ Microwaves
⭐ Infrared
⭐ Visible Light

⭐ What determines the color of light?
⭐ Ultraviolet
⭐ X-rays

⭐ Gamma Rays

⭐ what role does the sun play?

• Interactions of Light Waves

Content covered:
⭐ Transparent, translucent and opaque
⭐ Reflection, refraction and absorption
⭐ Brief explanation of prisms
⭐ Wavelengths of color
⭐ How can we see color?