Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: The Phenomenon of Sound Waves

For Teachers 1st - 5th
A lab activity on sound waves is presented on this website. Students will learn about sound waves produced by different objects in this activity. There are also a set of discussion questions and two other variations of the lab exercise.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: You Don't Need a Seismograph to Study Earthquakes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Three part lesson will provide students with information about earthquakes and how to predict them using various Web sites. Activities include historical background on major earthquakes, investigating mechanical waves, and simulating...
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 3: Technical Aspects of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
In this third unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn how to describe the technical aspects of an artist's work by discussing elements of art and principles of design. They also look at the stylistic qualities of an artist's...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Checking the Surf

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson introduces the concepts of wavelength and amplitude in transverse waves. In the associated activity, students will use ropes and their bodies to investigate different wavelengths and amplitudes.