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Day 1:
- Teach Lesson 1 – Waves: An Introduction
Day 2:
- Projects – These are the two activities I typically give during this unit. I only give one per year.
- Sound Intensity and Society Project – I typically give my students 2-3 weeks to complete this project
- The Silencer – I typically give my students 2-3 weeks to complete this project
- Have students start the assigned project
Day 3:
- Experimenting with Waves Activity – Day 1
- Teach Lesson 2 – Reflection, Interference, and Transmission (Day 1)
Day 4:
- Experimenting with Waves Activity – Day 2
- Complete Lesson 2 – Reflection, Interference, and Transmission
Day 5:
- Teach Lesson 3 – Standing Waves
- Continue work on project

Day 6:
- Standing Waves Activity
- 1/2 period
- Teach Lesson 4 – Sound, Sound Energy and Speed (Day 1)
Day 7:
- Lesson 1-4 Quiz Next Day
- Teach Lesson 4 – Sound, Sound Energy and Speed (Day 2)
- Sound applications – Ultrahaptics and Haptics –> Students research the following questions for about 10 minutes then we discuss it as a class. What I’ve done in the past is split the class into groups and have each group research one of the questions and then present their findings.
- What are they? Difference?
- How do they work?
- Where can you find them?
- What are their future applications?
Day 8:
- Lesson 1-4 Quiz
- Work Period / Catch-up Day
Day 9:
- Sound, Sound Energy, and Speed Lab Station Activity
Day 10:
- Tinnitus – Ringing in the Ears Reading
- Students spend the period reading the article and answering the included questions
Day 11:
- Teach Lesson 5 – Hearing and the Human Ear (Day 1)
- Work on project
Day 12:
- Lesson 5 – Hearing and the Human Ear (Day 2)
- Work on project
Day 13:
- Hearing and the Human Ear Digital Scavenger Hunt
Day 14:
- Teach Lesson 6 – The Doppler Effect and Supersonic Travel
- Work on project
Day 15:
- Formula Sheet Prep for Unit Test (15 minutes)
- Test Review
- Waves and Sound Speed Quizzing
Day 16:
- Waves and Sound Unit Test


