Students will be able to obtain and communicate information about how various instruments are used to extend human senses by transmitting and detecting waves (such as radio, television, cell phones, and wireless computer networks) to exemplify how technological advancements and designs meet human needs. 8.P.3A.6
Content Knowledge Support
- Read and compete interactive science workbook pages 88-103.
Discussion Topics
1. 😍 Which of the following technologies (cell phone, wifi, Bluetooth, television, or radio) can you NOT live without? 🤔If you had to choose only ONE technology to live with for the rest of your life which would it be and why? 🤓Then explain how this technology transmits and detects electromagnetic waves to meets your needs using specific examples from your daily life and 3 or more details from the content in this module.
2. If you were somehow stranded on a desert island and had to choose only ONE of following technologies which would you choose? (cell phone, wifi, bluetooth, television, or radio). Explain why using specific content details from this module.
3. Are cell phones bad for you? 🤔 Research and explain whether or not electromagnetic waves transmitted and received from cell phones bad for you. Justify your answer using ONE or more sources of research.
2. If you were somehow stranded on a desert island and had to choose only ONE of following technologies which would you choose? (cell phone, wifi, bluetooth, television, or radio). Explain why using specific content details from this module.
3. Are cell phones bad for you? 🤔 Research and explain whether or not electromagnetic waves transmitted and received from cell phones bad for you. Justify your answer using ONE or more sources of research.
Recommended Exercises
Additional Exercises & Extensions
(Level 1) Comprehension
- Electromagnetic Spectrum Exploration Google Form.
- Complete an Electromagnetic Spectrum one-pager using this assignment TEMPLATE.
(Level 2) Application
- Complete the "Wavestown" activity using these analysis questions.
- Complete the electromagnetic technology Google Slides project using this Google Slides TEMPLATE.
(Level 3) Analysis
- Complete The Electromagnetic Spectrum SEPUP reading and analysis using this lab TEMPLATE.
- Explain using 30 -50 words whether or not you need to worry about radiation from WIFI and Bluetooth devices article analysis.
(Level 4) Evaluation
- Rank each of the following technologies (cellphones, WIFI, Bluetooth, TV, radio) in order from most to least effective at extending human senses and meeting human needs. Justify each of your rankings using specific evidence from the content in this module as well as your own research to accurately describe how each technology transmits and detects electromagnetic energy.
(Level 5) Creation
- Create an electromagnetic technology infographic using this assignment TEMPLATE.
- Conceptually create a futuristic technology idea. Explain how this technology will extend human senses, transmit information, detect information, and spefifically how it will meet human needs.
Additional Explorations
- Develop models of antique and novel types of radios, televisions, cell phones and wireless networks to compare and contrast the parts of these devices that send and receive wave signals.
- Plan and carry out investigations that determine which materials block and which materials transmit radio waves using a remote control car.
Future Learning Connections (9-12)
- Construct scientific arguments that support the wave model of light and the particle model of light.
English Language Learners
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