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Lesson Topic:  Mechanical Waves
Date:
5 BRIDGE
 Where you hook your
students and engage them
in the lesson
1 OUTCOME
 Specifies what the student
will know or be able to do
at the end of the lesson
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 TBA
Describe Content &
Facilitation Strategies
Time Ask yourself…
Funny GIF of the Queen waving. Give me your best Royal wave. The story about my Does it:
Royal wave. Why is waving a thing? Is it similar to waves we study in physics?
 gain attention?
Survey about waves we encounter in the real-world and quick follow up discuss
 establish relevance?
about observations. I think it is a good engagement activity because it is a mystery
how the questions are related to the lesson.  consider multiple means of
representation?
Example: funny video, audio clip, a story
Describe Content & Facilitation Strategies Time Ask yourself…
Analyze energy transfer through mechanical wave motion.  Is it written using 3 parts:
action, object and
Define mechanical wave and classify mechanical waves into wave types standard?
(longitudinal, transverse, surface).
 Is it measurable?
Investigate, describe and define characteristics of a mechanical wave (crest, trough,
wavelength, amplitude, frequency, period, energy).  Does it describe what the
student will know or be
If time allows: Analyze relationships among characteristics of a mechanical wave. able to do?

3PRE-ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY
 Teacher can assess what
students already know to
tweak lesson
 Allow learners to link prior
knowledge to new learning
4PARTICIPATORY
LEARNING
 Actively engages students
to scaffold learning so
students can achieve the
learning outcome
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Example: ride a bike following road safety standards
Describe Content & Facilitation Strategies Time Ask yourself…
I will use a matching pairs activity to match-up word with their definitions from a  Does this activity provide
previous modular. I will be able to see in real-time if students are successful or if I feedback from all students?
need to review terms.
 Are you using a strategy
other than general
The Poll activity, included in the BRIDGE section of the lesson, is also a pre-
questioning?
assessment activity because students will be linking their prior knowledge about real
world wave encounters.  Have you used multiple
means of representation?
Example: surveys, quiz, poll, discussion
Describe Content & Facilitation Strategies Time Ask yourself…
Explore the PhET Simulation “Wave on a String” for a few minutes. Try the various  Are students actively doing
settings and options and observe what’s happening. Quick what do the different something or passively
setting control/do? listening?
Now set to: “Oscillate”; “No End”; “Damping” “None”; “Tension” “High”; What do
 Are you providing a variety
you observe. Try to use these words: Amplitude, Crest, Trough, Oscillate, Particles,
of resources for students to
Wave, Energy, Perpendicular, wavelength, frequency, period, speed, when you are
choose from?
explaining your observe.
I believe student recognize that the particles of the string (or the medium) move up  Do students have a choice
and down as the wave moves left to right. This is an example of a transverse wave. about how they will build
We will use the second PhET Simulator to investigate longitudinal waves knowledge?
I will lead them through a few demonstrations to get a specific information/terms.
They can look at the web content to reinforce the simulators.
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Example: discussions, case studies, labs, practice exercises

POST
2 ASSESSMENT Describe Content & Facilitation Strategies Time Ask yourself…
ACTIVITY
   
 Measures the outcome I have a Fill in the Blanks activity to see if students can place key words into the  Does the post assessment
correct place. This will show define key terms measure the outcome?
 Allows teacher to identify
learning gaps and plan for  Have you utilized self-
I have a “Draw it” activity to see if students graphically represent key terms.
future learning reflection and/or peer
assessment?
 Allows learners to I have a 5-question multiple choice quiz that students will have to apply their
recognize strengths and knowledge in new ways.  Is the assessment
areas for improvement authentic?
 Are you using a strategy
other than general
questioning?
 Have you provided options
Example: demonstrations, one-minute paper, presentation, quiz on how to demonstrate
achievement?

SUMMARY
6 ACTIVITY
Describe Content & Facilitation Strategies Time Ask yourself…
AND/OR REMARKS

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 Summarize lesson plan Re-visit first slide; is the Queen’s wave a mechanical wave? Transverse or  Does it connect to real life
longitudinal? Is this a “physics” wave? application?
 Help students prepare for
future learning  Does it provide opportunity
Summary about waves, describing a wave analyze it.
to reflect?
Feedback on how the lesson went. How did the tech work?

Extra questions that review concept and preview next lesson material.

Example: recap main ideas, play a video clip showing application to the real world,
action plan

POST-CLASS REFLECTION

What worked and why?

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What didn’t work well and

how will you improve it?