Waves, Energy, And Math- Get Ready To Read, Create And Do
My students need slinky toys to create longitudinal and transverse waves and tape measures to measure the amplitude of the created waves they make.
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My Students
A typical day in my science classroom is a problem solving, hand-on experience. My sixth grade students are given a science problem that can be solved through experimentation. In group, they read about the science, create and do an experiment, and then write to communicate results.
My students are Hispanic and African American.
Many of the students come from a one parent household. Many are eager to learn and only need someone who believes in them. They will work hard for the teacher who shows them love. I have seen students make better life decisions after a year in my school because they now have a can-do approach to solving problems. Now they work hard for a future.
My school is a Title I school. Many of the parents live from check to check. What my school lacks in resources, it makes up for it with a big heart. My students are actively learning to teach themselves, and other students, by using the tools in the classroom. They are learning to have a can-do approach to solving problems. What I love about my school is that we have the power to influence a child 's decisions in a positive way.
My Project
My students will use the materials to investigate transverse and longitudinal waves. They will work in groups of two or three to compare the waves they have made with the slinky toy. The students will measure the wavelength and amplitude of the waves they have made. They will use the tape measures to determine through experimentation how the amplitude of a wave is related to energy. They will see how speed, wavelength, and frequency are related. The materials will be used to teach the students key concepts about waves. Those concepts are: 1. waves transfer energy, 2. waves have measurable properties, and 3. waves behave in predictable ways. The materials will enable me to bring math into my science classroom in a real way. The data can be summarized as average wave heights. The three common ways are finding the mean, median, and mode. The students will use critical thinking, coupled with a challenge to understand key concepts about waves.
This project will make a difference in the understanding of waves and their properties because hands-on is minds-on.
The students will practice what they know by playing teacher. Some students will explain their work to other students by showing them how a longitudinal wave moves compared to a transverse wave. Concepts are explained through tactile procedures and skills are bolstered as children practice new ideas and test out theories. The students are constructing meaning by doing.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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