This workshop has been designed to give K-8 teachers who teach science a deeper understanding of the content in the area of Waves. Participants will explore scientific vocabulary associated with each standard and learn ways to introduce these terms to their students using a variety of resources including technology. The instructor will model effective ways to teach science vocabulary while the participants learn or re-learn the content in these areas. Participants will walk away with a deeper understanding of the science content and critical thinking skills associated with the new 2016 MA STE standards. After completing this workshop, teachers should feel confident about their understanding of the content and better equipped to teach these standards to students.
Topics of exploration include:
- Waves are regular patterns of motion, which can be made in water by disturbing the surface.
- Waves of the same type can differ in amplitude and wavelength.
- Waves can make objects move.
- A simple wave model has a repeating pattern with a specific wavelength, frequency, and amplitude, and mechanical waves need a medium through which they are transmitted.
- This model can explain many phenomena, including sound and light.
- The construct of a wave is used to model how light interacts with objects.
- Waves can be used to transmit digital information. Digitized information is composed of a pattern of “1s” (ones) and “0s” (zeros).
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