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6th Grade Physical Science (S1: Waves E6: Competition)

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S1E6: COMPETITION CONTENTS
 
MISSION OBJECTIVES
  • At the end of round one all rasslers will be able to define and explain the relationship between wave energy and amplitude.
  • Before tapping out all luchadors will be able to define the parts of transverse waves with one fixed end. And, they will be able to summarize the relationship between an incident pulse’s wave velocity, frequency, period, wavelength and amplitude, and the resulting reflected pulses wave velocity, frequency, period, wavelength and amplitude.
  • At the Main Event a champion will be crowned who can identify which properties can and can not affect wave velocity.
  • Finally, by the mic drop, all main eventers will be able to calculate and apply what they’ve learned about a battle rope’s transverse wave velocity in relation to rope tension and linear mass density.
 
BASIC THEORY
  • A wave’s energy is proportional to it’s amplitude squared.
  • An incident wave traveling down a rope with one end fixed such that it can’t move will reflect back with the following properties: The reflected wave will be inverted and have a smaller amplitude. It will have the same wavelength, frequency and wave velocity.
  • A wave’s velocity is only affected by properties of the medium itself, not by the wave’s frequency, period or wavelength.
  • In battle rope transverse waves the wave velocity is a function of the square root of the quantity tension divided by linear mass density.
 
TERMINOLOGY (Just a Sampling)
  • Wave, Wavelength, Wave Velocity, Transverse Wave, Frequency...
  • Boundary Behavior, A Christmas Story, Rip Curl Pro, Matter...
  • Propagate, Theta Brain Wave, Tension, Batista, Valley Girl, Mu...
  • Newton, Reflected Pulse, RFID Reader, Wave Equation, Lambda...
  • Longitudinal Wave, Cuckoo Clock, Amplitude, Bells Beach, Period...
  • Linear Mass Density, Elasticity, Pig Latin, Incident Pulse, Ben Fatto...
 
RESEARCH (See KB-23’s Wonder Time for more)
  • Research big wave surfing. What are some of the biggest waves ever surfed? Where are they? Why are they so big? Who’s crazy enough to surf them? What are their stories? How much energy do these waves carry?
  • Miss Tonks tends to go off on tangents. You might say she’s a little cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. Don’t tell her I said that. Research cuckoo birds, cuckoo clocks and the sound they make. Miss Tonks says, “the cuckoo clock bird call is nearly a major third musical interval.” What does that mean?
 
 
S1:E6 COMPETITION CONTENTS BY SECTION
 
COMIC INTRO
The Granger-2 crew takes their seats for L.E.’s Battle Rope Wave Competition. Two hours later after snacking on some keto holo insect larvae, vegan kale chippies, protein bars, and bagles the competition is about to begin.
 
KB-23’s WONDER TIME
As the song goes, we didn’t invent science, but we’re always yearning, learning, and exploring all things science. Try a little exercise that requires some knowledge learned in past episodes.
 
PROF E’s LEARNING TIME
Hope you brought your popcorn because while watching L.E. compete Prof E reviews everything we’ve learned. And just for good measue he throws in a little about energy and amplitude, boundry behavior, and the relationship between battle rope wave velocity, tension, and linear mass density.
 
K-2L5’s PRACTICE TIME
Make slinky transverse waves. See first hand how adding tension affects wave velocity.
 
MISS TONKS’ SHOW ME TIME
This is not your average ‘ol Show Me Time. Oh no! This is going to be your very own version of L.E.’s Battle Rope Wave Competition. So, grab your battle ropes and head on over to the holo gym.
 
L.E.’s REFLECTION TIME
Crank up some theta brain waves, consolidate your memories, reflect on what you learned today, and get ready for a doggone, fintastic time.
 
GRANGER-2 BAND’s VOCAB TO LYRICS
Record definitions for all the new terminology you’ve learned. Create a “Weird Al” type song. Try changing the lyrics to “We didn’t Invent Science.”
 
ATMO’s ANSWERS
Prof E says, “The only people who have all the answers are the people who don’t know what they don’t know.” If you made a mistake nobody’s stopping your from trying again. I’ll be here when you get back--just hiding socks.
 
RAINBOW FIVE’s SNEAK PREVIEW
If you can get Five to stop admiring his reflection he might share a wee morsel of S1:E7. Just don’t tell anyone you heard it from him. Capisci?
 
 
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.
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