Activity Overview
One fun and easy way to remember the order of the different radiation types is by using this mnemonic: “Red monkeys in vans use x-ray glasses”. It's also fun when your students come up with their own! In this activity, students will create an EM Spectrum chart. They should include the uses and dangers of each type of radiation, and can create their own mnemonic. Students can use the chart they created as review, and this activity can be completed at the beginning or the end of a unit.
This activity can easily be differentiated and modified for your students by removing rows and deleting or adding information. Cut up the example chart and get your students to put it together like a jigsaw puzzle. Alternatively, have a student or small group complete a column each, then combine the columns to make a complete spectrum. You may also choose to have students write the wavelength and frequency ranges in the chart, although this can be difficult because often the different radiation parts overlap, and students may find that the numbers found for the ranges vary from website to website.
Template and Class Instructions
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Student Instructions
Create a chart that illustrates the electromagnetic spectrum and its properties.
- Click "Start Assignment".
- Write the names of the types of radiation as the titles of the columns.
- Write the frequency and wavelength range under each category.
- Write some uses of each type of radiation in the uses row and add some images to illustrate your ideas.
- List some dangers to humans of each radiation and in the dangers row. Add some images to illustrate your ideas.
- Add any extra information you think is important.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient 17 Points | Emerging 9 Points | Beginning 0 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EM spectrum categories | All of the parts of the EM spectrum are put in the correct order and spelled correctly. | Most of the parts of the EM spectrum are in the correct order. | Some of the parts of the EM spectrum are in the correct order. |
| Properties | The wavelength and frequency ranges are listed correctly for every part of the EM spectrum including units. | The wavelength and frequency ranges are listed for most parts of the EM spectrum including units. | The wavelength and frequency ranges are listed for some parts of the EM spectrum including units. |
| Uses | There are a range of uses listed for each part of the EM spectrum. | There are some uses listed for nearly every part of the EM spectrum but there are a few parts missing. | There are some uses listed for some parts of the EM spectrum. There are many parts with no uses listed. |
| Dangers | There are a range of dangers listed for each part of the EM spectrum. | There are some dangers listed for nearly every part of the EM spectrum but there are a few parts missing. | There are some dangers listed for some parts of the EM spectrum. There are many parts with no dangers listed. |
| Vizualizations | The visualizations clearly represent examples of uses and dangers for each part of the EM spectrum. | There are visualizations for the dangers and uses of each part of the EM spectrum but they are not clear and sometimes muddled. | There aren't visualizations for the dangers and uses of each part of the EM spectrum. |
| Evidence of Effort | Work is well written and carefully thought out. | Work shows some evidence of effort. | Work shows little evidence of any effort. |
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