Waves Stations

Read it!
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passage.

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chart on the
next slide.
 Read It! Summarize
Paragraphs (At least 2 sentences)
a disturbance that travels through a medium
What is a Wave?
from one location to another location.

What is a Medium? a substance or material that carries the wave

The interactions of one particle of the medium

Particle-to-Particle Interaction
with the next adjacent particle allow the
disturbance to travel through the medium. In
the case of the slinky wave, the particles or
interacting parts of the medium are the
individual coils of the slinky. In the case of a
sound wave in air, the particles or interacting
parts of the medium are the individual molecules
of air.

In a slinky wave, each coil of the slinky

 Watch It!

Watch the Video.

Then answer the

questions on the
next slide.
 Watch It! Your
Question Answers
What does sound need to travel? Travels through a source

Why do you see lightning first and then hear The speed of light is about a million times faster
thunder later?

Why does sound travel slower in air? Sound travels more than air

Actually, do the demo by tapping on the desk for a You can hear vibration
partner. What are your observations?

What is a vacuum? Can you hear explosions in space? Vacuum is a volume of empty matter and no you
can’t hear explosions in space

In what medium does sound travel fastest? Solids

Sort It!
Sort the Waves Sound Light
cards into
the right Can not Faster in a
Can travel in a
categories travel in a
vacuum
gas than in a vacuum
solid

Refract or
Bends in
Type of Energy Fastest in a solid
different
Mediums

Is broken into parts

Used in
Transverse Wave called the
echolocation
Electromagnetic
Spectrum
Repeating
Longitudinal Wave Over when
disturbance in a
particles
medium
return to rest
Explore It!
Watch the following
demo.

Describe why you are

hearing (or not
hearing) the sound on
the next page.
 Explore It! Your
Question Answers
Why is the paper moving in front of the drum? Because of the drums vibration and the paper
being in front of it

Why did he hear the sound so loudly through the Stethoscope is meant to listen to loud things,
stethoscope? so the stethoscope made a louder noise

Why do the students hear the explosions at Because where each student is, which all of
different times? them are in a different spot
Analyze It! In what types of
mediums is sound
Through solids

traveling the fastest?

Analyze the table and
Does temperature It affects the speed of
answer these questions
affect the speed of sound
sound? How do you
know?
What can you conclude sound waves travel the
about the particles in slowest through gases,
rubber based on the faster through liquids,
speed of sound? and fastest through
solids
What can you conclude aluminum is not
about the particles in particularly dense
Aluminium based on
the speed of sound?
 Your Invention Description:
Illustrate It! Schematics: (4-5 sentences)

Design a new invention

My invention would be an invisible The reason why is
that incorporates light suit! because I sometimes is
waves or sound waves. shy, and in the
embarrassing moments
Insert a picture of of my life I’d like to be
invisible!
your final design and
describe what your
device does, how the
waves are produced,
how the waves travel,
and how the waves are
received.
In Summary: