Assignment: Compression Waves 5.2a Assignment

Created by Lesley S on

7 activities: 7 games

96 min

Activity 1: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Wave Interference - Waves

Make waves with a dripping faucet, speaker, or laser. Adjust the frequency and amplitude, and observe the changes in the wave. Design experiments to measure wavelength and wave speed. Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.

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Teacher Ratings (17) 3.0 stars.

Student Ratings (5871) 3.5 stars.

Activity 2: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Waves Intro - Sound

Make sound waves with a speaker, and hear the tone it produces. Adjust the frequency and amplitude, and observe the changes in the wave. Design experiments to measure wavelength and wave speed. Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.

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Teacher Ratings (45) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (25344) 3.5 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Earthquake!

How good are you at predictions? Can you figure out when—and how powerfully—an earthquake will hit Square City? Triangulation is the key!

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Teacher Ratings (8) 4.5 stars.

Student Ratings (147) 2.8 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min

Wavebot

Join Dr. Camila and Wavebot as they discover the effects of waves on their environment. Play through all 8 levels of this puzzle and compete for the high score!

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Teacher Ratings (98) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (17715) 4.1 stars.

Activity 5: Question Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Sound Victory (Elem)

Get ready to go to battle! After learning information about sound waves, you will control your spaceship to do battle and destroy the obstacles that come your way and threaten the universe. You must answer questions to earn bonus points and get more flying time in your space ship. Your understanding of sound waves and how they travel through different media will help you master each level.

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Teacher Ratings (69) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (10217) 4.0 stars.

Activity 6: Question Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Hidden Sound

There are fifteen levels in this game. In each level, you will look for hidden objects in a mess of other objects, but you have a limited amount of time. Once you find the objects, you will get to answer a question. If you answer the question correctly, you will add extra time to the clock while you are searching for the hidden objects.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (54) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (7052) 3.7 stars.

Activity 7: Question Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Let's Do the Wave (Elem)

At the start of this game, you will learn about electromagnetic and mechanical waves. After a series of facts, you will race through a tunnel in a spacecraft. You must soar through barriers and collect coins. If you do not navigate around the barriers, you must answer a question correctly to continue. The start of each level gives you a new piece of information.

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Teacher Ratings (46) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (7562) 3.9 stars.