Updated 7/18/2022

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.e   Analyze and interpret data to predict patterns in the relationship between density of media and wave behavior (i.e., speed).

LEARNING TARGETS: 

1. I can recall that the speed of a wave traveling through a medium depends on the properties of the medium. (Knowledge)
   • Go to S8P4.d, Learning Target #4.
2. I can recognize that a wave changes speed as it enters different media. (Knowledge)
   • This is also found in S8P4.a, Learning Target #4.
3. I can describe how the behavior of waves is affected by a medium (such as air, water, solids). (Reasoning)
4. I can describe how waves behave when they meet an obstacle, pass into another medium, or encounter another wave. (Reasoning)
5. I can use data to explain how different densities affect wave behavior. (Reasoning)
6. I can use data to predict how alterations in the medium through which a wave is traveling will affect the properties of that wave. (Reasoning)
7. I can analyze and interpret data to predict patterns in the relationship between the density of media and wave behavior. (Reasoning)

LT#1: Go to S8P4.d, Learning Target #4.

LTs #2 and 3: Light Waves Change Speed with Different Media (Wave Behavior) Also found in S8P4.a, Learning Target #4.

LTs #2 and #3: Sound Waves Change Speed with Different Media (Wave Behavior)  Also found in S8P4.a, Learning Target #4.

LT #3: How Sound Waves Travel Through Different Densities