Waves CER Activity Lab Worksheet Amplitude Energy 4-PS4-1 and MS-PS4-1
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This hands-on and engaging (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning format) lab is designed to be a fun introduction to waves for 4th grade or middle school and has been newly updated as a digital PDF for home or distance learning! Students attempt to touch water without making waves and experiment with amplitude to learn that waves transfer energy, not matter! It is aligned to the NGSS standards for 4th grade and middle school and is written in a Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) format.
Simply print and assign or attach to Google Classroom (or whatever platform you use!) If using as a distance learning resource, you can discuss over Zoom or have students submit their written work or online. Be sure to check out my other Home and Distance Learning Resources! Home and Distance Learning
Lesson Overview. Students:
- Discuss/think about what a wave is and what they can do
- Make a claim on whether they think they can touch water without making a wave
- Design and conduct 3 experiments to prove it using simple materials: water, container, material that floats such as a cork or piece of wood, etc.
- Gather more evidence by experimenting with making bigger waves and observing a cork in water
- Write conclusions that address reflecting on their original claim, relate bigger waves to amplitude, and draw a model of a wave using what they learned.
This lab includes student worksheets and a teacher tips page. It can be used as an introduction to waves to address two NGSS Performance Expectations:
4th grade: 4-PS4-1. Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.
Middle School: MS-PS4-1. Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.
Looking for assessments for MS-PS4 standards?
MS-PS4-1 Waves Amplitude and Energy Assessment Questions
MS-PS4-2 Waves Reflect, Absorb, and Transmit Assessment Questions
MS-PS4-3 Analog and Digital Signals Assessment Questions
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Introduction to Waves Activity
Properties of Waves PowerPoint and Foldable
How Do Sunglasses Work? Modeling Reflect/Transmit/Absorb
Electromagnetic Spectrum Activity
Analog vs. Digital Signals Unit
NGSS Unit Template for Lesson Planning with EXAMPLE
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Physical and Chemical Changes Minilabs
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