ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
LEARNING TARGET: How do I interact with the electromagnetic spectrum?
BENCHMARKS: SC.912.P.10.1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:
-Identify the general properties of all electromagnetic waves.
-compare and contrast the types of radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum according to wavelength and frequency.
-Student data chat.
BELL RINGER - Read the Wavestown Descriptions
VOCABULARY: wavelength, frequency, speed, electromagnetic spectrum, hertz
HOME LEARNING: HL 2: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
AGENDA
WHOLE GROUP
Students read the Wavestown description as their bell ringer.
They then Watched a BrainPop on the Electromagnetic Spectrum. You can watch the video by click the link below and signing in with the user name amsbartow and the password ams13.
Students then practiced solving word problems for speed, frequency and wavelength.
Finally students completed the handouts for Wavestown. You can find them below.
Students also completed the questions for the Bohr Introduction Gizmo.
