Learning Targets for Waves
The student will know:
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Waves are rhythmic disturbances that carry energy.
Waves transmit energy but not matter.
Waves are classified as either transverse or longitudinal.
Wave speed is determined by the medium.
F=1/t, V=f𝜋, T=1/f
The student will be able to:
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Investigate and analyze characteristics of waves, including
velocity, frequency, amplitude, and wavelength, and
calculate using the relationship between wave speed,
frequency, and wavelength.
Investigate behaviors of waves, including reflection,
refraction, diffraction, interference, resonance, and the
Doppler effect.
Describe the role of wave characteristics and behaviors in
medical and industrial applications.
Distinguish between ultrasound and x-ray.
Student Understanding (student friendly TEKS):
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I know waves carry energy.
I can draw and label longitudinal and transverse waves.
I can calculate using v = fλ.
I can give examples of transverse and longitudinal waves.
Academic Vocabulary:
 Amplitude
 Frequency
 Longitudinal wave
 Transverse wave
 Reflection
 wavelength
Language of Instruction:
Constructive Interference, Destructive Interference,
Superposition, Rhythmic disturbance, Energy, Wave,
Parallel, Perpendicular, Medium, Velocity, Period, Crest,
Trough, Compression, Rarefaction