Students will classify waves as mechanical or electromagnetic. Students will describe longitudinal and transverse waves. Students will show a transverse wave using a slinky.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.

Concepts

electromagnetic waves, longitudinal waves, mechanical waves, transverse waves

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Additional Tags

alex, alabama learning exchange, transverse

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)