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Modeling the Electromagnetic Spectrum

High School

Please note that all materials for middle school and high school are identical except for the student handout.
  • Demonstration:
    • Modeling the Earth-Moon System Demonstration html | pdf
  • Pre-Assessment Exponents Activity:
    • The Exponential Clothesline html | pdf
    • The Exponential Clothesline Conversion Table html | pdf
    • The Exponential Clothesline Answer Key html | pdf
    • Number and Exponent Cards html | pdf
  • Modeling the Spectrum Activity:
    • Student Handout html | pdf
    • Model Construction Template pdf
    • Teacher Guide and Answer Key html | pdf
    • Alignment with national standards html | pdf
  • Exploring the Universe with the Electromagnetic Spectrum:
  • Assessment: EMR Pasta:
    • EMR Pasta demonstration html | pdf
    • EMR Pasta task description html | pdf
    • Alignment with national standards html | pdf
    • Task specific scoring rubric html | pdf

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