Waves and Communications (Information Transfer) Kit Bundle

For a comprehensive overview of waves and their properties, try the Waves and Communications (Information Transfer) Kit Bundle. Students build an AM crystal radio, study seismic waves, build a wave machine while sending Morse code signals, and much more.

During the activities, students study electromagnetic, seismic, and mechanical waves, exploring wave properties such as speed, amplitude, and frequency; energy transfer; and how information is modulated as a signal and demodulated as the foundation of our modern communication systems. Students also learn about electrical components (capacitors, diodes, etc.) and their structure and function.

Each of the 3 kits in this bundle come with free 1-year access to digital resources that support 3-dimensional instruction for NGSS.

The kit activities build toward the following Next Generation Science Standards*:
PE: HS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-5
Related PE: HS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-3, HS-PS3-3, HS-ETSl-3
SEP: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information; Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
CCC: Structure and Function, Cause and Effect
DCI: HS-PS3.C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation, PS4.A: Wave Properties
Time (4 kits) - 395 minutes

The kits are designed to integrate into a larger unit of lessons addressing wave mechanics, electricity, magnetism, and electromagnetism.

*Next Generation Science Standards® is a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.