1. Waves of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Chapter 9 Lesson 1

2. Standards
SC.7.P.10.1: Illustrate that the sun’s energy arrives as radiation with a wide range of wavelengths, including infrared, visible, and ultraviolet, and that white light is made up of a spectrum of many different colors. (L)
SC.7.P.10.3: Recognize that light waves, sound waves, and other waves move at different speeds in different materials. (L)
SC.8.E.5.11: Identify and compare characteristics of the electromagnetic spectrum such as wavelength, frequency, use, and hazards and recognize its application to an understanding of planetary images and satellite photographs. (H)
SC.7.P.10.2: Observe and explain that light can be reflected, refracted, and/or absorbed. (H)

3. Learning Goal
Students will be able to identify, compare and contrast characteristics of the electromagnetic spectrum and its interaction with matter.

4. Essential Questions How does the sun’s energy arrive on earth?
How do electromagnetic waves compare?
What makes up the electromagnetic spectrum?

5. How Does the Sun’s Energy Arrive on Earth?
The sun’s energy arrives on Earth as electromagnetic radiation.
Vocabulary
Radiation – the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
*Electromagnetic wave – a wave that can transfer electric and magnetic energy

6. How Does the Sun’s Energy Arrive on Earth?
Electromagnetic Wave Animation

7. How Does the Sun’s Energy Arrive on Earth?
What can electromagnetic waves travel through?
Empty Space
Gases (ex. Air)
Liquids (ex. Water)
Solids

8. How Does the Sun’s Energy Arrive on Earth?
What can electromagnetic waves travel through?
Empty Space (Contains no matter)
Gases (Contains matter)
Liquids (Contains matter)
Solids (Contains matter)
*Medium – a substance that contains matter through which waves can travel through
EM. Waves do not require a medium to travel through.

9. How Does the Sun’s Energy Arrive on Earth?
*Characteristics of EM. Waves
Electrical and magnetic properties
Electric and magnetic field are at right angles (90°) to each other
Does not require a medium to travel through
Travels fastest in: vacuum (empty space) > gas > liquids > solids

10. Characteristics of Waves
Crest
Crest
Crest
Trough
Trough
Trough
*Crest – highest most point on a wave
*Trough – lowest most point on a wave

11. Characteristics of Waves
Wavelength
Wavelength
*Wavelength - the distance between the crest of one wave to the crest of another wave

12. Characteristics of Waves
Amplitude
Amplitude
*Amplitude – the maximum displacement or vibration of a particle in a wave.

13. Characteristics of Waves
What is a complete wave?

14. Characteristics of Waves

15. Characteristics of Waves
High Frequency
Short Wavelength
*Frequency - the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.
Wavelength - the distance between the crest of one wave to the crest of another wave
Low Frequency
Long Wavelength

16. How Do EM. Waves Compare?
All EM. Waves travel at the same speed in a vacuum. They have different wavelengths and frequencies.

17. What Makes Up the EM. Spectrum?
The EM. Spectrum is made up of radio waves, microwaves, infrared rays, visible light, ultraviolet rays, X-rays, and gamma rays.

18. Electromagnetic Spectrum Foldable
Activity

19. Step 1: Fold the paper given to you in half hot dog style.

20. Step 2: Using a ruler, make 6 marks across your paper of about equal distance (40 cm apart) along the crease.

21. Step 3: Cut from the side of the paper towards each mark to make flaps
Step 3: Cut from the side of the paper towards each mark to make flaps. Do not cut past the crease (fold) on the paper.

22. Step 4: Draw the waves illustrated below on your paper.

23. Instructions:
On the outer flaps above the wave, label the appropriate EM. Wave from left to right
Above or below the wave you drew, label which side has the following: a. long/short wavelength b. high/low frequency c. high/low energy
On the back of the flap, write: a. Characteristics b. Uses c. Useful and/or hazardous

24. Instructions:
On the outer flaps above the wave, label the appropriate EM. Wave from left to right

25. Outside Flaps Ultraviolet Rays Infrared Rays Radiowaves Microwaves
Visible Light
Ultraviolet Rays
X-rays
Gamma Rays

26. Instructions:
Above or below the wave you drew, label which side has the following: a. long/short wavelength b. high/low frequency c. high/low energy

27. Outside Flaps Ultraviolet Rays Infrared Rays Radiowaves Microwaves
Visible Light
Ultraviolet Rays
X-rays
Gamma Rays
Long Wavelength
Short Wavelength
Low Frequency
High Frequency
Low Energy
High Energy

28. Instructions:
On the back of the flap, write: a. Characteristics b. Uses c. Useful and/or hazardous

29. Radiowaves Longest wavelengths, Lowest frequencies
Used in broadcasting to carry signals for radio programs
Useful

30. Microwaves
Have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than radio waves
Used in microwaves to cook food, cellular phones, radar guns
Useful

31. Infrared Rays
Have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than microwaves
Used in heat lamps to keep things warm. Also used in infrared cameras to detect heat.
Useful

32. Visible Light
Have shorter wavelengths and longer frequencies than infrared rays.
White light can be separated into red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet (ROY G BIV)
Red has the longest wavelength and lowest frequency. Violet has the shortest wavelength and highest frequency.

33. Ultraviolet Rays
Shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than visible light.
Energy is great enough to damage or kill living cells. Too much exposure can burn your skin. Small doses can cause skin cells to produce vitamin D.
Useful and Hazardous

34. X-rays
Shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than ultraviolet rays
Can penetrate most matter. Can be used to make images of bones and teeth. Too much exposure can cause cancer.
Useful and hazardous

35. Gamma Rays Shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies
Most penetrating of all waves. Can be used to examine the body’s internal structures.
Useful and hazardous.

36. Reflection
Chapter 9 Lesson 2

37. Learning Goal
Students will be able to identify, compare and contrast characteristics of the electromagnetic spectrum and its interaction with matter.

38. Essential Questions
What are the kinds of reflection?

39. Things You Need to Know About Light
Light travels in straight lines as rays
Each line is called a light ray

40. What’s the difference in reflection?

41. What’s the difference in reflection?

42. What’s the difference in reflection?

43. What Are the Kinds of Reflection?
The two ways in which a surface can reflect light are regular reflection and diffuse reflection.

44. What’s the difference in reflection?
Diffuse Reflection
Regular Reflection

45. What Are the Kinds of Reflection?
Regular reflection – reflection that occurs when parallel rays of light hit a smooth surface and all reflect at the same angle.
Diffuse reflection - reflection that occurs when parallel rays of light hit an uneven surface and all reflect at different angles.

47. Refraction
Chapter 9 Lesson 3

48. Learning Goal
Students will be able to identify, compare and contrast characteristics of the electromagnetic spectrum and its interaction with matter.

49. Essential Questions What happens when light hits an object?
What factors affect the speed of an electromagnetic wave?

50. What Happens When Light Hits an Object?
When light hits an object, it can be reflected, refracted, and/or absorbed.
What absorbs more light? Your science table or a window?
The more transparent an object is, the less light it will absorb.
Objects absorb all but one specific color (specific wavelength/frequency). That one specific color is reflected, which is why objects appear to be that color.

51. What Happens When Light Hits an Object?
We already know how light reflects. What does refracted mean?

52. Have you ever seen something like this before?
What about this?

53. What has happened to the light rays coming from the straw?
The light rays are bending!

54. What Happens When Light Hits an Object?
Refraction – the bending of light rays as they pass from one medium to another.
Why do you think the light ray depicted to the right are bending that way as they pass from air to water to glass and back into air?

55. What Happens When Light Hits an Object?

56. The water droplet is transparent,
so the light does not get absorbed.
Each color of light
reflects off the
back surface of the
water droplet.
When white light enters the
water droplet, each color is
refracted by a different
amount.
Each color of light is refracted
again as it exits the water droplet.

58. What Factors Affect the Speed of an Electromagnetic Wave?
The speed of an electromagnetic wave through a substance is determined by the substance’s physical properties.

59. Class work/Homework
Pages #1-6, 13-15
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