1. 8th GRADE SCIENCE
MRS. JOHNSON
ROOM 303

2. CYCLE 1 TOP TEN #1 - 1/16 OR 1/17 WAVES UNIT COVER PAGE
BIGGEST WAVES WRITE 5 OBSERVATIONS ABOUT WAVES INCLUDE ON COVER PAGE: 10 WORDS TO DESCRIBE WAVES, DRAWING, COLOR, FILL THE PAGE
CHECK OUT SOUND AND LIGHT BOOK WAVES KEY CONCEPTS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF WAVES VOCABULARY HANDOUT HOMEWORK: FINISH KEY CONCEPTS/VOCAB HANDOUT. BRING SCIENCE BOOK EVERYDAY!

3. CYCLE 2 TOP TEN #2 - 1/17 OR 1/18 HOW DO WAVES TRAVEL?
COMPLETE DISCOVER ACTIVITY ON PAGE SUMMARIZE STEPS INCLUDE DIAGRAMS, OBSERVATIONS, AND QUESTIONS. COMPLETE SENTENCES.
SCAN/CHECK OUT SOUND AND LIGHT BOOK WAVY MOTIONS LAB AND HANDOUT WAVES KEY CONCEPTS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF WAVES VOCABULARY HANDOUT HOMEWORK: FINISH WAVY MOTIONS LAB HANDOUT. BRING SCIENCE BOOK EVERYDAY!

4. CYCLE 3 TOP TEN #3 - 1/19 TRANSVERSE VS LONGITUDINAL WAVES
EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL WAVES. USE DIAGRAMS TO ILLUSTRATE YOUR EXPLANATION.
ABSENT- SCAN/CHECK OUT SOUND AND LIGHT BOOK BILL NYE - WAVES WAVY MOTIONS LAB AND HANDOUT REVIEW- WAVES KEY CONCEPTS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF WAVES VOCABULARY HANDOUT HOMEWORK: HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

5. CYCLE 1 TOP TEN #4 - 1/22 OR 1/23 CALCULATING SPEED OF A WAVE
DESCRIBE HOW TO MEASURE THE SPEED OF THE WAVE. A WAVE IN A SPRING HAS A WAVELENGTH OF 0.1 M AND A FREQUENCY OF 20 Hz. WHAT IS THE WAVE’S SPEED? (SET-UP ANSWER: ANALYZE, WRITE THE FORMULA, SUBSTITUTE + SOLVE)
ABSENT- SCAN/CHECK OUT SOUND AND LIGHT BOOK CALCULATE THE SPEED OF A WAVE HANDOUT BILL NYE - WAVES VIDEO GUIDE FREQUENCY OF A WAVE HANDOUT HOMEWORK: WAVE HANDOUT AND CALCULATING SPEED OF A WAVE HANDOUT

6. Calculating the Speed and Frequency of a Wave Directions: Complete calculations. Show all work.
speed = wavelength x frequency
Remember – the unit of measurement for frequency is expressed in hertz (Hz)

7. 1. An ocean wave has a length of 10. 0 m
1. An ocean wave has a length of 10.0 m. Two waves pass a fixed point every 1.0 s. What is the speed of the wave?
Analyze:
Write the formula:
Substitute and Solve:

8. 2. A wave moving along a rope has a wavelength of 1
2. A wave moving along a rope has a wavelength of 1.2 m and a frequency of 4.5 Hz. How fast is the wave traveling along the rope?
Analyze:
Write the formula:
Substitute and Solve:

9. 3. Earthquakes can produce three types of waves
3. Earthquakes can produce three types of waves. One of these is a transverse wave called an S wave. A typical S wave travels at 5000 m/s. Its wavelength is about 417 m. What is its frequency?
Analyze:
Write the formula:
Substitute and Solve:

10. 4. A tuning fork produces a sound wave with a wavelength of 0
4. A tuning fork produces a sound wave with a wavelength of 0.20 m and a velocity of 25.6 m/s. What is the frequency of the tuning fork?
Analyze:
Write the formula:
Substitute and Solve:

11. 5. A wave travels at a velocity of 4. 0 m/s and has a frequency of 3
5. A wave travels at a velocity of 4.0 m/s and has a frequency of 3.5 Hz. What is the wavelength?
Analyze:
Write the formula:
Substitute and Solve:

12. CYCLE 2 TOP TEN #5 - 1/23 OR 1/24 INTERACTION OF WAVES
WHAT ARE THREE WAYS THAT WAVES CHANGE DIRECTION? SUMMARIZE AND GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF EACH CHANGE OF DIRECTION.
REVIEW WAVES CONCEPT MAP (BRANCH 3+4) REVIEW CALCULATING SPEED OF WAVES AND WAVE PRACTICE HANDOUT COMPLETE SOUND CONCEPT MAP+KEY VOCABULARY HOMEWORK: FINISH SOUND CONCEPT MAP + KEY VOCAB

13. CYCLE 3 TOP TEN #6 - 1/25 OR 1/26 SOUND WAVES
FOR EACH VIDEO: 3 FACTS - 2 THINGS YOU KNOW QUESTION/COMMENT YOU HAVE SOUND PROPERTIES THE COOLEST THING SOUND WAVES DO YOU HAVE TO SEE THESE SOUND WAVES
SOUND LAB ACTIVITY - SET UP IN SPIRAL NOTEBOOK FINISH SOUND CONCEPT MAP + KEY VOCABULARY HANDOUT.
HOMEWORK: FINISH SOUND CONCEPT MAP + KEY VOCABULARY HANDOUT.

14. CYCLE 1 TOP TEN #7 - 1/29 OR 1/30 SOUND
WHAT IS SOUND? HOW DOES SOUND TRAVEL? HOW IS SOUND MEASURED?
SOUND LAB ACTIVITY - COMPLETE LAB HANDOUT. WEBSITE ACTIVITY #1 AND #2. SOUND CONCEPT MAP AND KEY VOCAB
HOMEWORK: FINISH SOUND LAB HANDOUT AND WEBSITE ACTIVITY.

15. CYCLE 2 TOP TEN #8 - 1/31 OR 2/1 PROPERTIES OF SOUND
WHAT TWO FACTORS AFFECT THE LOUDNESS OF SOUND? WHY DOES MOVING FAR AWAY FROM A RADIO AFFECT THE LOUDNESS YOU HEAR?
FINISH SOUND STATIONS BILL NYE SOUND RESEARCH DIGITAL VS ANALOG SIGNALS - T-CHART IN SPIRAL
HOMEWORK: RESEARCH DIGITAL VS ANALOG SIGNALS .

16. CYCLE 3 TOP TEN #9 - 2/1 OR 2/2 SUPERSONIC FLIGHTS AND SONIC BOOMS
DIGITAL VS ANALOG SIGNALS BILL NYE SOUND GRADE SOUND KEY CONCEPTS/VOCAB HANDOUT TURN IN SOUND LAB HANDOUT ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM KEY CONCEPTS + VOCAB HANDOUT
HOMEWORK: FINISH ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM HANDOUT, FINISH SOUND LAB STATIONS, STUDY FOR TEST!