PS4 - Standard
Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
High School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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wavesfrequencywavelengthspeedmediadigital transmissionstorage of informationelectromagnetic radiationwave modelparticle modelpublished materialsfrequenciesmattertechnological deviceswave behaviorwave interactionsinformationenergy
Skills
- use mathematical representations (frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves) #dok2
- evaluate questions (advantages of digital transmission and storage of information) #dok3
- evaluate claims, evidence, and reasoning (wave and particle models of electromagnetic radiation) #dok3
- evaluate validity and reliability (effects of electromagnetic radiation) #dok3
- communicate technical information (technological devices using wave behavior and interactions) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can identify the relationships among frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling through different media. #dok1
- I can use mathematical representations to describe the relationship between frequency, wavelength, and wave speed. #dok2
- I can support a claim regarding the mathematical relationship among wave properties in various media. #dok2
- I can evaluate and compare the advantages of digital versus analog methods for transmitting and storing information. #dok3
- I can analyze and evaluate claims about electromagnetic radiation using wave and particle models. #dok3
- I can determine when it is appropriate to use a wave or particle model to describe electromagnetic radiation. #dok3
- I can assess the validity and reliability of claims published about the effects of electromagnetic radiation on matter. #dok3
- I can communicate how technological devices use wave behavior and wave interactions with matter to transmit information and energy. #dok2
Big Ideas
- Waves have measurable properties like frequency, wavelength, and speed that are mathematically related and influence how they travel through different media.
- Understanding wave behaviors and electromagnetic radiation enables advancements in information technology, with models and evidence guiding the development of technological devices.
Essential Questions
- How are frequency, wavelength, and speed of a wave related as the wave travels through different media?
- What are the advantages of digital transmission and storage of information compared to analog methods?
- When is it more useful to use the wave model versus the particle model to describe electromagnetic radiation?
- How do we evaluate claims about the effects of electromagnetic radiation on matter?
- In what ways do technological devices utilize wave behavior and wave interactions with matter to transmit and capture information and energy?
