The lesson incoporated several hands-on activities for the students. During day 1 students were exposed to initial concepts and were given a drawing to complete of the characteristics of a wave; crest, trough, wavelength, waveheight. These drawings are my student examples of work for this blog and really helped students to visualize the concept of a wave and its various parts. These drawings and the prior knowledge of what a wave looks like helped in day 2 of the lesson's lab activity in which students tested different statements about wave properties using water, a ruler, a straw, and many different materials.
Overall I feel as though the lesson was very effective for the students. Students enjoyed completing the drawings and were able to connect with a visual image of a wave instead of only mere word definitions. The students also truly engaged in the lab and did a wonderful job with inquiry based instruction.
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