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BOPPPS Lesson Plan Worksheet: Lesson Topic: Mechanical Waves Date: TBA
BOPPPS Lesson Plan Worksheet: Lesson Topic: Mechanical Waves Date: TBA
Date: TBA
Where you hook your Funny GIF of the Queen waving. Give me your best Royal wave. The story about my Does it:
students and engage them Royal wave. Why is waving a thing? Is it similar to waves we study in physics?
in the lesson gain attention?
Survey about waves we encounter in the real-world and quick follow up discuss
establish relevance?
about observations. I think it is a good engagement activity because it is a mystery
how the questions are related to the lesson. consider multiple means of
representation?
Specifies what the student Analyze energy transfer through mechanical wave motion. Is it written using 3 parts:
will know or be able to do action, object and
at the end of the lesson Define mechanical wave and classify mechanical waves into wave types standard?
(longitudinal, transverse, surface).
Is it measurable?
Investigate, describe and define characteristics of a mechanical wave (crest, trough,
wavelength, amplitude, frequency, period, energy). Does it describe what the
student will know or be
If time allows: Analyze relationships among characteristics of a mechanical wave. able to do?
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3PRE-ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY
Describe Content & Facilitation Strategies Time Ask yourself…
Teacher can assess what I will use a matching pairs activity to match-up word with their definitions from a Does this activity provide
students already know to previous modular. I will be able to see in real-time if students are successful or if I feedback from all students?
tweak lesson need to review terms.
Are you using a strategy
Allow learners to link prior other than general
The Poll activity, included in the BRIDGE section of the lesson, is also a pre-
knowledge to new learning questioning?
assessment activity because students will be linking their prior knowledge about real
world wave encounters. Have you used multiple
means of representation?
4PARTICIPATORY
LEARNING
Describe Content & Facilitation Strategies Time Ask yourself…
Actively engages students Explore the PhET Simulation “Wave on a String” for a few minutes. Try the various Are students actively doing
to scaffold learning so settings and options and observe what’s happening. Quick what do the different something or passively
students can achieve the setting control/do? listening?
learning outcome Now set to: “Oscillate”; “No End”; “Damping” “None”; “Tension” “High”; What do
Are you providing a variety
you observe. Try to use these words: Amplitude, Crest, Trough, Oscillate, Particles,
of resources for students to
Wave, Energy, Perpendicular, wavelength, frequency, period, speed, when you are
choose from?
explaining your observe.
I believe student recognize that the particles of the string (or the medium) move up Do students have a choice
and down as the wave moves left to right. This is an example of a transverse wave. about how they will build
We will use the second PhET Simulator to investigate longitudinal waves knowledge?
I will lead them through a few demonstrations to get a specific information/terms.
They can look at the web content to reinforce the simulators.
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POST
2 ASSESSMENT Describe Content & Facilitation Strategies Time Ask yourself…
ACTIVITY
Measures the outcome I have a Fill in the Blanks activity to see if students can place key words into the Does the post assessment
correct place. This will show define key terms measure the outcome?
Allows teacher to identify
learning gaps and plan for Have you utilized self-
I have a “Draw it” activity to see if students graphically represent key terms.
future learning reflection and/or peer
assessment?
Allows learners to I have a 5-question multiple choice quiz that students will have to apply their
recognize strengths and knowledge in new ways. Is the assessment
areas for improvement authentic?
Are you using a strategy
other than general
questioning?
Have you provided options
Example: demonstrations, one-minute paper, presentation, quiz on how to demonstrate
achievement?
SUMMARY
6 ACTIVITY
Describe Content & Facilitation Strategies Time Ask yourself…
AND/OR REMARKS
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Summarize lesson plan Re-visit first slide; is the Queen’s wave a mechanical wave? Transverse or Does it connect to real life
longitudinal? Is this a “physics” wave? application?
Help students prepare for
future learning Does it provide opportunity
Summary about waves, describing a wave analyze it.
to reflect?
Feedback on how the lesson went. How did the tech work?
Extra questions that review concept and preview next lesson material.
Example: recap main ideas, play a video clip showing application to the real world,
action plan
POST-CLASS REFLECTION
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