Describing waves - types of wave

5. Plenary - Wave Bingo

Required Resources

• Slides 23-26 (Bingo cards)

Delivery

• Divide the class into groups of five and distribute one bingo card to each. Explain the rules of Bingo, which is that students should (between themselves) agree the answer to each question called out, and if it is on their card, cross it out. The first team to cross out every word on their card should shout out a word of your choice e.g. amplitude.
• Read out the questions below in any order. Give students time to work out the answer to each question before moving onto the next. Don't read out the answers at any point. The winning team is the one that correctly crosses out all nine words on its card first.
• Time permitting you may continue to play the game until everyone has crossed out all words on their card.
• Bingo questions / statements:
  • The maximum change of position from a wave's undisturbed position.
  • The vibration spreading out from the point of an earthquake's origin.
  • The number of waves given out per second.
  • A wave in which the particles move in the same direction as the wave is moving.
  • A method of measuring the depth of the sea by sending sound waves through sea water.
  • Transverse waves that are composed of magnetic and electric fields that are vibrating.
  • The lowest point of a transverse wave's amplitude.
  • The equation for wave speed.
  • Squashed parts of a longitudinal wave where air pressure is higher than usual.
  • Instruments used to measure the vibrations caused by earthquakes.
  • An imaging method in which high-frequency sound waves are used to outline a part of the body.
  • Stretched parts of a longitudinal wave where air pressure is lower than usual.
  • A type of seismic wave that is longitudinal and can travel through both solid and liquid rock.
  • The highest point of a transverse wave's amplitude.
  • A type of seismic wave that is transverse and can only travel through solid parts of the earth.
  • The part of the earth, that is comprised of molten rock.
  • The point of origin of an earthquake, below the earth's surface.
  • A release of energy, resulting from the movement of the earth's plates.
  • A wave where the particles move at right angles.
  • The original position of a wave before it moves.
  • The speed at which a wave travels.
  • The unit in which wave frequency is measured.
  • The distance between any point on one wave and the same point on the next wave.
  • A physical disturbance that is transmitted through a material.
  • A form of electromagnetic radiation, used in medical imaging to diagnose diseases.
  • A record of the waves that result from an earthquake, taken by an earthquake monitoring station.
  • The point of origin of an earthquake, above the earth's surface.
• Answers are downloaded in Teacher Notes.

Differentiation

Lower Ability:

Run the final exercise as a card sort activity rather than Bingo, matching questions to answers in small groups.

Higher Ability:

Distribute one card to every class member. Students will have the same card as one or more of their peers, reinforcing the need for speed in working out the answer to the question.