Warm-up:
  Write to the person sitting next to you.
Explain the concepts learned during these past two weeks. If you had to do a demonstration to explain the concept, what would you do and why? Which concept did you find most difficult (or what questions do you still have that your peer could answer?)

Classwork:
collect "Crashing Waves"
tide simulator
review for quiz
quiz- waves & tides

Homework: none. I will collect frequency & tide lab sheets on Monday. study for test Tuesday

Tides

12/13/2012

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Warm-up: 
1. Waves break when:
2. Surface currents are caused by
3. The formula for frequency is:
4. The time it takes for a wave to pass through a given point is 3 seconds. Find the  frequency.
Classwork:
Frequency review
Tide demonstration (rope)
Tide Magnet Lab
Tide Handout
Closure Cube

Homework: finish "crashing waves" & "frequency" lab sheets DUE TOMORROW!

 
Warm-up
1.Ocean waves are caused by
2.Wavelength is measured by
3.Waves “break” near ____________.
Classwork:
Crashing Waves review
Frequency (calculate & graph)
Homework:
finish frequency worksheet; make sure your crashing waves are finished too!
 
Warm-up: 1. What causes waves?
2. What is the highest part of the wave?
3. What is the lowest part of the wave?

Classwork:
Surfer dude demonstration
crashing waves (straw & string) experiment

questions to answer: what causes the waves to "break"?

Homework: complete up to graphing the waves