HS-PS4-5 | Performance Expectation
Communicate technical information about how some technological devices use the principles of wave behavior and wave interactions with matter to transmit and capture information and energy.
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HS-PS4-5 | Performance Expectation
Communicate technical information about how some technological devices use the principles of wave behavior and wave interactions with matter to transmit and capture information and energy.
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Photon Engineers: Tinkering with Light

Embark on a journey through time and space to understand what light really is and how humans use it. From starting fires with sunlight, to sending messages to other planets, to current research in photonics, students will become more curious about light in their daily lives!
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Lesson 5
When challenged to send a message across their classroom using waves in Lesson 4, students will discover that a series of wave pulses is efficient for sending messages. The lesson then connects that many modern signals rely on binary encodings to send digitized signals as wave pulses.
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5 lessons and 7 supporting media items.


