Waves+0809

=Homework= 2008-2009 Student survey Wave introduction || Blue: Wed, Jan 21 White: Thur, Jan 22 || Read pp 498-501 in PS text; Make a concept web as notes || Wave parts Wave motion: Slinky lab  || Blue: Fri, Jan 23 White: Mon, Jan 26 || Finish answering questions on slinky lab. ||
 * Topic || Dates || Homework ||
 * Electricity Unit Quiz
 * Wave basics
 * Velocity of waves || Blue: Tues, Jan 27

White: Fri, Jan 30 || Finish practice wave velocity problems

Finish practice wave velocity problems; Study for Waves Basic Quiz (parts of the wave; know velocity equation; be able to draw waves) || Reflection & animations || Blue: Thurs, Jan 29 || Study for Waves Basic Quiz (parts of the wave; know velocity equation; be able to draw waves) || Start EM Radiation || Blue: Mon, Feb 2 || HW: Read pp 528-535; Take notes || Animations EM Radiation Intro || White: Tue, Feb 3 || HW: Read pp 528-535; Take notes; Study for Quiz on Wave Basics || Start Cornerstones of Science || Blue: Wed, Feb 4 || HW: Choose a Cornerstones of Science book || EM Radiation Notes; Start Cornerstones of Science || White: Thur, Feb 5 || HW: Choose a Cornerstones of Science book ||
 * Waves
 * Quiz on Wave Basics;
 * Waves Review
 * EM Radiation Notes;
 * Quiz on Wave Basics;
 * Optics Lab || Through March 18 || Note deadlines for Optics Lab are on Optics Lab page ||
 * Mystery Lens Lab

Student Led Conferences = Optics Lab Survey = || White: Thur, Mar 19

Blue: Friday, Mar 20 || Mystery Lens: Use your data table to collect data for a lens with an unknown focal length. Determine the focal length. Write a paragraph that explains what you found for F and provides at least 3 pieces of evidence.

Student Led Conferences: finish Science Page using product descriptor

Please complete survey ||
 * Sound Introduction || White: Mon, Mar 23

Blue: Tue, Mar 24 || Sound notes: how we hear; Basics of sound waves; tuning fork activity; Doppler Effect; Sound vocabulary (see below)

HW: read pp. 505-512 in PS Book & take notes; Study for sound vocabulary quiz ||
 * Sound part 2 || White: Wed, Mar 25

Blue: Thur, Mar 26 || Sound vocabulary Quiz (last on Quarter 3)

Sound notes: speed of sound Intro to Speed of Sound Lab

HW: Speed of sound problems ||
 * Speed of Sound Lab || White: Fri, Mar 27

Blue: Mon Mar 30 || Speed of Sound Lab data collection and start analysis || Analysis || White: Thur, Apr 2
 * Speed of Sound Lab

Blue: Wed, Apr 1 || Use the product descriptor to complete the analysis for Speed of Sound ||
 * Sound Wrap Up, Wave Unit Review, Start Astronomy Project || Blue: Fri, Apr 3

White: Mon, Apr 5 || **Wrap up the Speed of Sound Lab (debrief)**

**Review for the Wave Unit Test **
=Wave Basics= = =  = = =Light=
 * Start the Astronomy Project (determine group and topic)** ||

Optics
[|Optics Lab Pictures]

Optics Lab
[|Optical Lab Bench]

=Sound=

**Sound Links **
[|Doppler Effect] [|Resonance: Tacoma Narrows Bridge] [|Musical Road videos]