A well-designed, comprehensive, and attractive slide show supports direct instruction on how sonar and echolocation work. Contained within the slides are links to interactive websites and instructions for using apps on a mobile device to explore sound. The concluding activity involves using echolocation to create a model using sonar data. This STEM-based lesson is too deep to thoroughly explain here, so check it out!

Concepts

sound waves, sound, echolocation, sonar

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Additional Tags

sonar, echolocation, stem, sound wave, science

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Pros

• Teacher's notes are provided within the top-notch slide show
• Meets Common Core State Standards in high school math
• Can be used to prepare for Next Generation Science Standards in life science
• Richly detailed lesson plan leaves you thoroughly prepared

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSN-Q.A.1 HSN-Q.A.2 HSN-Q.A.3 HSA-CED.A.4 HSA-REI.B.3