MS-PS4.A-1

Wave Adventure

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

4.1 Stars

TEACHERS (40)

4.4

STUDENTS (18631)

3.8

LENGTH

20 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Saves Progress

Description

Travel through a fantastic world and its villages while completing mini-games and learning about the waves.

Vocabulary Words

wave

sound

vibrations

wavelength

frequency

amplitude

peak

trough

undulating

mechanical waves

oscillate

surface waves

transverse wave

perpendicular

longitudinal wave

parallel

period

pitch

wave speed

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Waves and Their Properties. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Wavelength is the distance between two peaks of a wave.

Amplitude is half the distance between the trough and peak of a wave.

Wave speed is the distance a wave travels over a particular amount of time.

A seismic wave is an example of a mechanical wave.

The speed of a mechanical wave corresponds with the material it is traveling through.

A sound wave is an example of a mechanical wave.

Mechanical waves cause matter to oscillate.

Waves transmit energy, but never transmit matter.

In a sound wave, greater amplitude corresponds to louder volume.

Surface waves travel along the boundary between two materials.

Longitudinal waves cause matter to expand and contract in the direction in which the wave travels.

A wave on a rope is an example of a mechanical wave.

Mechanical waves require a medium through which to travel.

A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.

In a sound wave, higher frequency corresponds with higher pitch.

Transverse waves cause matter to move perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels.

Frequency is the number of waves that pass a point in a particular amount of time.

The energy of a mechanical wave is proportional to the square of its amplitude.

Period is the time it takes for one full wave to pass a point.

A water wave is an example of a mechanical wave.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What is a wave? What are examples of three types of waves? What causes light and sound to transfer? How can you hear someone talking to you from across the room?

After the Game

How are sound waves affected by the medium they are in, such as water and outer space? What are the three main characteristics of a wave? How are these three characteristics of a wave related to each other? What are the categories we use to describe different types of waves? How are wavelength and frequency related to each other? What is the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves?