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    Wave Basics for Middle Schoolers
      
    
    
    
     
    
    
    
    
    
      
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          Title
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        Wave Basics for Middle Schoolers | 
      
      
        
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            Description
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          This activity introduces middle schoolers to the three basic measurements of a wave: wavelength, frequency, and amplitude.  Students manipulate the activity to find their own definitions. | 
        
      
      
        
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            Subject
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          Physics | 
        
      
      
        
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            Level
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          Middle School | 
        
      
      
        
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            Type
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          Guided Activity | 
        
      
      
        
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            Duration
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          30 minutes | 
        
      
      
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          Answers Included
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        No | 
      
      
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          Language
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        English | 
      
      
        
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            Keywords
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          Amplitude, Frequency, Middle School, Wavelength, Waves | 
        
      
      
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          Simulation(s)
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        Wave on a String (HTML5) | 
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
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          Author(s)
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        Megan Elmore | 
      
      
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          Contact Email
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        melmore@sd44.org | 
      
      
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          School / Organization
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        Glenn Westlake Middle School | 
      
      
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          Date submitted
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        11/12/15 | 
      
      
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          Date updated
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        11/12/15 |