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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I really like the idea of testing the different statements about the waves. I love experiments that do not require lots of expensive equipment. Great job!
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ReplyDeleteHow did your students use the different materials to observe their effects on waves?
Graphic representations can be so powerful in allowing students to understand a concept. I am curious to know how you implemented the lab activity.
ReplyDeleteI am sure that the students enjoyed being able to implement art into the science lesson. My students always enjoy that. Many times teachers think that students must write to represent their prior knowledge but there are so many ways to represent. The graphic organizer looks great.
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