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Weather

For Students 6th - 8th
In this weather worksheet, students write the letter of the definition that best matches the term or phrase. Students answer several short answer questions as it relates to the components of weather, severe weather, and air masses....
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Waves Worksheet #2

For Students 6th - 8th
In this waves worksheet, students complete 7 fill in the blank questions regarding frequency, speed, amplitude and wavelength and how these properties relate to each other.
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Ocean Water and Life

For Students 7th - 9th
In this ocean water and life instructional activity, students match the vocabulary term with the correct definition. Also, students answer questions by deciding if the statements are true or false. Finally, students complete concepts...
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Energy and Waves

For Students 6th - 8th
In this energy and waves worksheet, students will complete a Venn Diagram comparing what makes energy and waves different and what they have that are the same.
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Waves and Wave Properties

For Students 9th - 12th
For this science worksheet, students find the words that describe the properties of waves and the answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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Beach Profiling

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore waves, winds and their effect upon the shape of the beach. They participate in hands-on observations and take measurements along the beach to create a profile of its appearance. Students record their observations, create...
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Good Vibrations: Building a Wave Model

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students assess and apply recurring patterns in natural systems. They evaluate the wave properties of frequency, wavelength, and speed as applied to sound. Students develop a relationship to quantify aspects of wave motion. They predict...
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Wave Properties

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify how waves transfer energy without transferring matter. They contrast transverse and compressional waves and relate wave speed, wavelength, amplitude and frequency. Lesson includes PowerPoint presentation.
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The Three W's: Wind, Waves, and Wings

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students participate in hands-on acticities to understand how native plants and animals arrived on Hawaii from long distances without the assistance of man. They then identify what characterizes a plant or animal as native vs. non-native.
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Waves Through Earth: Interactive Online Mac and PC

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a JAVA activity to vary the seismic P and S wave velocity through each of four concentric regions of Earth. They match "data" for travel times vs. angular distance around Earth's surface from the source to detector.
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Tuned in: Tuning Forks and Sine waves

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore the characteristics of a pure sound wave produced by a tuning fork. They use sine waves to find a curve to fit the sound wave data produced by the tuning fork. A CBL and microphone is required for this activity.
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Wave Erosion Lesson

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the effects of waves as they erode coastal land. They discover how the power of water can change the appearance of land formations.
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Properties of Waves

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe and investigate wave properties and compare the properties of particles and waves. They fill a pie pan half full with water, place a toothpick in the center of the pie pan, then drop a marble into the pan and...
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Nature and Characteristics of Waves

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research different types of waves, identify the parts of a wave and create a Power Point presentation demonstrating what they have learned.
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Electric Circuits

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students model the flow of electrons in a circuit, draw diagrams of an electric circuit and build an electric circuit. Students explain how to tell when the path of an electric circuit is complete, and test the conductivity of a variety...
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Wonderful Waves - Wave Model

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate that simple models can be used to represent real world objects that are not easily brought into a classroom. They create a wave model using two different types of simple models.
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The Science of Tsunamis: Seeking Understanding in the Wake of Tragedy

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners use Internet research, articles, discussion and models to explore the dynamics of a tsunami. They focus on the 2004 Asian Tsunami and create posters illustrating their understanding of this phenomenon.
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Make Waves

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover, through exploration, the basic characteristics of waves. After a lecture/demo, 6th graders work in groups and participate in a series of labs where they investigate waves. Each group presents its findings to the...
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Wave Types and Characteristics

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify the different parts of a wave. In this physics lesson plan, 9th graders observe wave behavior as it travels through a boundary. They determine the relationship between wavelength, frequency and velocity.
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How Do Waves Change a Beach?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students conduct an experiment on beach erosion. In this earth science lesson, students create a beach model and use tongue depressor to produce waves. They write a journal about their observations.
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Properties and Behavior of Waves

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the different properties of waves. In this physics instructional activity, students differentiate mechanical and electromagnetic waves. They explore each lab station and write their observation about the wave behavior...
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Polarization

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study the basic facts of polarization.  In this light waves instructional activity students demonstrate some activities illustrating interference patterns. 
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Ocean Shoreline

For Students 8th - 12th
In this shorelines worksheet, students review some of the features of an ocean shoreline such as barrier islands, longshore current, and shoreline sediments. This worksheet has 5 matching and 4 short answer questions.
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The Third Location and Millennium Wall Exercise

For Students 5th - 8th
In this third location and millennium wall exercise worksheet, students sketch the fossil in a given diagram. Students use their imagination to sketch what the animal may have looked when it was alive.