Bell-ringer: 4 minutes
Water Wave Test Station What would you have to do to make a transverse and longitudinal wave? Drop the rock in the water. Using our vocabulary, describe the waves that are created. Predict what would happen if we dropped two rocks a distance apart into the water. Would the waves combine or knock out each other? Test it. Were you right? Predict what would happen to the floating duck if we used a bigger rock… If we used 2 rocks dropped to the left and right of the duck. Test it. Were you right?
Thinking about Oceans Station Minute after minute, hour after hour, day after day, ocean waves continue to splash onto the shore. 1. Explain why the beach is not completely submerged and why the middle of the ocean has not yet been depleted of its water supply. 2. What is so different about the waves (seismic and water) that create tsunamis? 3. What did you learn from the video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPF71Wo-bJk
Animals & Seismic Waves Station Are there any animals that could be “famous” for their seismic waves? Where do you think they would live? Why would they make seismic waves? Check the field guide section for moles. What did you learn? (Feel free to follow up at the stump the teacher station)
Test Prep Station Describe in a complete sentence: How does energy move across space in a seismic versus water wave? Label each kind of wave as either longitudinal or transverse.
Ask Ms. K Station Try to stump the teacher or get some clarity on things you are confused about or interested in about water and seismic waves
Earthquake Station What do machines really pick up when an earthquake is coming? Compare and contrast the following graphs created by machines sensing seismic tremors. Which waves are coming in with more energy? A 3. Do you see any aftershocks? B
Brain Brake: Word Search Station Take one copy that has not been finished yet. Find at least 2-3 words before moving on. Circle them in the puzzle and cross them off the word bank. DO NOT complete more than 5 words!