6th Grade Physical Science (S1: Waves E3: Meet the Inchies)

S1E3: MEET THE INCHIES CONTENTS
 
MISSION OBJECTIVES
At the end of this mission all gremmies and grommets will be able to define, identify and explain the differences in matter particle movement and energy transfer between transverse, longitudinal, and surface waves.
After charging some epic fully macking double overhead corduroy to the horizon bangers, all grems and groms will demonstrate what they’ve learned by incorporating waves into a K-2L5 designed Rube Goldberg practice session.
 
BASIC THEORY
With transverse waves, like what L.E. makes with her battle rope, matter particle movement is perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer.
Transverse waves require a solid medium (hand holding particles with firm handshakes) in order to transmit their energy. As one particle begins to move it pulls on its nearest neighbor. If they don’t have a firm grip, as is the case with fluids like air and water, the particles will let go and slide past each other. Whoa, dude!
With longitudinal waves, like sound in air--think Prof E’s snoring, matter particles move back and forth in a direction parallel to the direction of energy transfer. Honkshu!
With surface waves, like what KB-23 carves up in her holo surfing sim, matter particles move in tiny circles like a traffic circle sign. Energy transfers in the direction of the arrow at the top of the traffic circle. Cowabunga!
 
TERMINOLOGY (Just a Sampling)
Wave, Medium, Periodic, Matter, Neutrinos, Energy, Vacuum Tubes...
Rube Goldberg, Lever, Inclined Plane, Pulley, Perpendicular, Parallel...
Transverse Wave, Longitudinal Wave, Surface Wave, Grom, Grem...
Slinky, Battle Rope, Claire Bloom, Deep Purple, Gidget...
Double-Overheader, Sonar, Cosmic Rays, Dawn Patrolers...
Luthier, Kinetic Art, Didley Bow, Dead Lift, Yoga, Inchworm...
 
RESEARCH (See KB-23’s Wonder Time for more)
The slinky song is the longest running jingle in advertising history. Each slinky is made from 80 feet of wire. What are some other interesting slinky facts? What kind of waves can you make with a slinky?
We keep talking about transferring energy from one place to another. Super. Once it gets transferred, where does it go? For example, one of my favorite 4th grade teachers, Mr. Arbogast, once asked us, “when you turn out the lights, where does the light go?” What do you think?
 
 
S1:E3 MEET THE INCHIES CONTENTS BY SECTION
 
COMIC INTRO
See L.E., Ello-Rollo, the Ellster making waves. Don’t let the Buggernaut break out that giant slinky. Learn the slinky song--robot version.
 
KB-23’s WONDER TIME
Go deep, Deep Purple that is, into KB-23’s memory? What does slinkity mean? Where does light go? Draw a battle rope wave. Wonder with KB-23.
 
PROF E’s LEARNING TIME
The team loads up the Bot-Mobile headed to Green Valley for the battle rope competition registration. Watch them navigate the crowd and strange inchworm-like signs as they look for the right wave. Choose your favorite character and take part in the skit. Sing our song, “Wave Riding.”
 
K-2L5’s PRACTICE TIME
Make waves with dominoes and slinkies. Can you make transverse waves with both? Longitudinal? Find out. Then make increasingly complicated Rube Goldberg chain reaction machines that use a wave to transfer energy.
 
MISS TONKS’ SHOW ME TIME
Do sharks like Jelly Babies? Is there sound in space? Why is K-2L5 swimming with fin shapped snorkling gear on her head? Join Miss Tonks and show her what you’ve learned about waves. Bring your sunscreen.
 
L.E.’s REFLECTION TIME
Take a paws, and join L.E. for some outside the Bach’s thinking in the ship’s holo space. If you can endure her puns, this is your chance to tell us what you’ve learned, and what you still have questions about.
 
GRANGER-2 BAND’s VOCAB TO LYRICS
Record definitions for all the new terminology you’ve learned. Create a “Weird Al” type song, or just try changing the lyrics to “Wave Riding.”
 
ATMO’s ANSWERS
Help Atmo hide Prof E’s slippers. Then just do your best. Put in the work. Make mistakes. Learn from them, and crush the answers next time. Like right now. That’s how you become great.
 
RAINBOW FIVE’s SNEAK PREVIEW
Ponder the deep mysteries of life with Rainbow Five. Catch a glipse of what’s up next. Find kinetic art and other cool terms in her bonus material.
 
 
 
Two separate formats are included.
The "Spread" version shows what the lesson would look like if presented in comic book format, one two-page 11 x 17 spread at a time. It's great for displaying electronically, or for printing full two page spreads on 11 x 17 paper.
The "non-spread" version depicts each page on 8.5 x 11. It's great for printing back to back pages which will then allow the story to unfold like turning pages in a book.