Updated 7/10/2022: Johns

Unit 4: Characteristics of Waves

STANDARD: S8P4   Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to support the claim that electromagnetic (light) waves behave differently than mechanical (sound) waves.

ELEMENT: S8P4.a   Ask questions to develop explanations about the similarities and differences between electromagnetic and mechanical waves.

LEARNING TARGETS: (Clarification statement: Include transverse and longitudinal waves and wave parts such as crest, trough, compressions, and rarefactions.)

1. I can define/identify mechanical waves. (Knowledge)
2. I can define/identify electromagnetic waves. (Knowledge)
3. I can identify the properties and characteristics of electromagnetic waves. (Knowledge)
4. I can identify the properties and characteristics of mechanical waves such as amplitude, crest, trough, compressions and rarefactions. (Knowledge)
5. I can compare and contrast electromagnetic and mechanical waves. (Reasoning)
6. I can compare and contrast transverse and longitudinal waves. (Reasoning)
7. I can ask questions to develop explanations about the similarities and differences between electromagnetic and mechanical waves. (Reasoning)

Types of Mechanical Waves: Longitudinal and Transverse

Introduction to Electromagnetic Waves

Introduction to the Electromagnetic Spectrum - N.A.S.A.

What is the Electromagnetic Spectrum?

Properties (Parts) of Electromagnetic Waves

What are the Parts of a Wave? 

Properties of Transverse Waves: Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction

Longitudinal Wave: Properties and Characteristics

Wave Behavior: Transverse vs. Longitudinal

Wave Properties for Transverse and Electromagnetic Waves

Electromagnetic Waves vs. Mechanical Waves 101

Types of Waves: Mechanical and Non-Mechanical

Click: Asking Scientific Questions