10th Grade Physical Science Objectives

ABACUS 01-SCPS-65
PASS CSPHYSCI3.2

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3:
Interactions of Energy and Matter

Objectives:

2. Waves, including sounds and seismic waves, waves on water, and light waves, have energy and can transfer energy when they interact with matter (such as used in telescopes, solar power and telecommunication technology).
   1. Compare compression and transverse waves
   2. Identify the parts of a wave
   3. Calculate wavelength, frequency, and speed
   4. Relate frequency to pitch
   5. Relate amplitude to loudness
   6. Compare the speed of sound to the speed of light
   7. Doppler effect
   8. Recognize examples of a variety of sound waves (sonar, ultrasonic, infrasonic, supersonic, etc.)
   9. Describe quality, interference, and reverberation

Time Range:
3rd Quarter; 40 days for 3.A, 3.B, and 3.C

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

• Demonstrate differences between transverse and compressional waves using slinky and springs.
• Illustrate and identify the properties of compressional and transverse waves.
• Demonstrate the relationship between wavelength, frequency, and wave velocity. Check student understanding through the use of worksheets.
• Explain the concept of speed variation with change in media through demonstration with bell jar/door bell and refraction, reflection worksheets.
• Demonstrate the primary and secondary colors of light and pigment using light box, glow sticks, color discs, etc.
• Demonstrate polarization of light using filters.
• Have students measure the intensity of different sounds using the decibel meters.
• Identify examples and uses of plane, concave and convex mirrors and lenses through demonstrations and student activities.

Aligned Resources:

• Core Lab 8: Chromatography Lab
• Core Lab 9: Mirrors and Lenses
• Core Lab 10: Tracking Light Rays
• Videotape: "Exploring Sound" with corresponding worksheet.
• Activities: Drawing and interpreting transverse waves.
• Supplemental materials: Tuning forks/resonance box, videodisc player (Doppler effect), resonance tubes, decibel meters, slinky, wave springs, prisms, light box, glow sticks, polarizing filters/tape, spectroscope tubes, diffraction grating glasses and lenses.
• Various worksheets and activities available in "Glencoe Physical Science"

Revision Date:
June 2005