Weeks 7-9 Waves and Technology part 2.

Students wrap up the waves and technology unit right before spring break.  The unit test covers the four goals below and the 4 goals from the last cycle.  Their binders are also due right before spring break.
The engineering task that we finish this unit with is a little less involved than the last several ones.  They will code a spreadsheet with conditional formatting so that the inputs produce a gray scale image similar to an ultrasound.

Goals:

1. Give examples of why human’s understanding of light has gone back and forth between particle, wave and dual models.
2. Explain how information is encoded in FM and AM waves.
3. Calculate the depth of an object in an ultrasound.
4. Explain the physics of an ultrasound.

Notebook Table of Contents

1.  Practice with Digital Signals
2.  Part 5 Coding in ASCII (not 3rd period)
3. An Evolving Understanding of Light
4. Echolocation and Ultrasound
5. Waves and Technology Review Packet

Weeks 4-6 Waves and Technology

Sorry this post is coming late.  For the sake of thoroughness these are the goals and the binder table of contents for  the last cycle.   

Goals

1. Describe how cell phone communication works using appropriate physics vocabulary.
2. Analyze wave behavior using the following terms:  transverse, longitudinal, amplitude, frequency, wavelength, speed, tension and medium.
3. Describe key details about sound and electromagnetic waves.
4. Evaluate the possibility of cell phones causing cancer and cite evidence from texts.

Notebook Table of Contents

1.  How are you Hearing Me
2. Anatomy of a Wave
3. Patterns in Waves
4. Electromagnetic Waves - Notes

The quiz was on March 1 and retakes are to be completed by March 15.