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WAVES Part 2:

Electromagnetic Waves

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ditto

Not long ago, Ditto hid in an escape ship and hitched a ride to Earth.

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Ditto has had a blast exploring so many different places on Earth.

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But, Earth doesn't have everything Ditto needs. He must eventually return home.

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Ditto needs to send a message to his spaceship so his friends can find him and bring him home.

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While Ditto finishes exploring Earth, you can come up with a plan to get him home!

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Ditto tells you that waves are the key to figuring out how to communictate with his ship. So, you go check out the PhET wave simulations...the perfect place to get started.

Simulations used in this interactive are by PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder, licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://phet.colorado.edu).

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Fantastic work! You know waves carry energy and can have different frequencies and amplitudes.

But, clearly a water wave will not be useful in communicating with Ditto's ship in space. Most of space is empty, without any kind of medium (particles such as air or water). Ditto needs a wave that does not require a medium to travel through!

What kind of wave does NOT require a medium (particles) to travel through?

electromagnetic waves

mechanical waves

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Mechanical waves, such as sound, cannot travel through empty space.

Electromagnetic waves, such as sunlight, can travel through both empty space and a medium.

What kind of wave does NOT require a medium (particles) to travel through?

electromagnetic waves

mechanical waves

That's right! Unlike mechanical waves, electromagnetic waves can travel through empty space! Here's a quick interactive video to give you an introdution into electromagnetic waves.

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Now it's time to use PhET's light simulation to explore visible light waves a bit more.

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As you continue researching electromagnetic waves, Ditto pops in to let you know that his spaceship has a radio wave receiver.

My spaceship has a big antenna that can receive radio waves.

Click on the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that represents radio waves.

You find an observatory that agrees to let you use their radio transmitters. The radio transmitters can produce radio waves that can be sent out into space.

Click on one of the radio transmitters.

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You must program the radio transmitter to transmit a signal that will get the aliens' attention. Ditto suggests that you send out the signal for his name in binary code.

But what is binary code?

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Let's use the letter A as an example. The letter A in binary code is:

01000001

For the letter A, there are 6 zeros and 2 ones. This gives a total of 8 zeros and ones. Each letter can be represented with a combination of 8 zeros and ones.

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Binary Code Alphabet

F 01000110

E 01000101

C 01000011

A01000001

B 01000010

N 01001110

M 01001101

K 01001011

L 01001100

J 01001010

H 01001000

I 01001001

T 01010010

U 01010101

R 01010010

S 01010010

Q 01010001

P 01001111

Z 01011010

X 01011000

Y 01011001

V 01010110

Binary code is a coding system that uses the digits 0 and 1 to represent a letter, digit, or other character in a computer or other electronic device.

This data table shows the binary code for each letter of the alphabet. For example, the binary code for the letter N is 01001110.

A: 01000001 B: 01000010 C: 01000011 D: 01000100 E: 01000101 F: 01000110 G: 01000111 H: 01001000 I: 01001001 J: 01001010 K: 01001011 L:01001100 M:01001101 N: 01001110 O: 01001111 P: 01010000 Q: 01010001 R: 01010010 S: 01010010 T: 01010010 U: 01010101 V: 01010110 W: 01010111 X: 01011000 Y: 01011001 Z: 01011010

How many 0s and 1s total does it take to write a letter using binary code?

Binary Code Alphabet

A01000001

B 01000010

C 01000011

D 01000100

E 01000101

F 01000110

G 01000111

H 01001000

I 01001001

J 01001010

K 01001011

L 01001100

M 01001101

N 01001110

O 01000011

P 01001111

Q 01010001

R 01010010

S 01010010

T 01010010

U 01010101

V 01010110

W 01010111

X 01011000

Y 01011001

Z 01011010

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Binary Code Alphabet

F 01000110

E 01000101

C 01000011

A01000001

B 01000010

N 01001110

M 01001101

K 01001011

L 01001100

J 01001010

H 01001000

I 01001001

T 01010010

U 01010101

R 01010010

S 01010010

Q 01010001

P 01001111

You must program the radio transmitter to transmit a signal that will get the aliens' attention. Ditto suggests that you send out the signal for his name in binary code.

Z 01011010

X 01011000

Y 01011001

V 01010110

Yes! Each letter of the alphabet can be written using a combination of 8 0s and 1s.

Click on the boxes below to create the binary representation for different letters accoring to the table on the left.

A: 01000001 B: 01000010 C: 01000011 D: 01000100 E: 01000101 F: 01000110 G: 01000111 H: 01001000 I: 01001001 J: 01001010 K: 01001011 L:01001100 M:01001101 N: 01001110 O: 01001111 P: 01010000 Q: 01010001 R: 01010010 S: 01010010 T: 01010010 U: 01010101 V: 01010110 W: 01010111 X: 01011000 Y: 01011001 Z: 01011010

What is the letter D respresented with binary code?

01000111

01000011

Binary Code Alphabet

A01000001

B 01000010

C 01000011

D 01000100

E 01000101

F 01000110

G 01000111

H 01001000

I 01001001

J 01001010

K 01001011

L 01001100

M 01001101

N 01001110

O 01000011

P 01001111

Q 01010001

R 01010010

S 01010010

T 01010010

U 01010101

V 01010110

W 01010111

X 01011000

Y 01011001

Z 01011010

01000100

01010111

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Binary Code Alphabet

F 01000110

E 01000101

C 01000011

A01000001

B 01000010

N 01001110

M 01001101

K 01001011

L 01001100

J 01001010

H 01001000

I 01001001

T 01010010

U 01010101

R 01010010

S 01010010

Q 01010001

P 01001111

You must program the radio transmitter to transmit a signal that will get the aliens' attention. Ditto suggests that you send out the signal for his name in binary code.

Z 01011010

X 01011000

Y 01011001

V 01010110

Your response was not correct. Check the data table and try again.

What is the letter D respresented with binary code?

A: 01000001 B: 01000010 C: 01000011 D: 01000100 E: 01000101 F: 01000110 G: 01000111 H: 01001000 I: 01001001 J: 01001010 K: 01001011 L:01001100 M:01001101 N: 01001110 O: 01001111 P: 01010000 Q: 01010001 R: 01010010 S: 01010010 T: 01010010 U: 01010101 V: 01010110 W: 01010111 X: 01011000 Y: 01011001 Z: 01011010

01000011

01000111

01000100

01010111

Binary Code Alphabet

A01000001

B 01000010

C 01000011

D 01000100

E 01000101

F 01000110

G 01000111

H 01001000

I 01001001

J 01001010

K 01001011

L 01001100

M 01001101

N 01001110

O 01000011

P 01001111

Q 01010001

R 01010010

S 01010010

T 01010010

U 01010101

V 01010110

W 01010111

X 01011000

Y 01011001

Z 01011010

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Binary Code Alphabet

F 01000110

E 01000101

C 01000011

A01000001

B 01000010

N 01001110

M 01001101

K 01001011

L 01001100

J 01001010

H 01001000

I 01001001

T 01010010

U 01010101

R 01010010

S 01010010

Q 01010001

P 01001111

You must program the radio transmitter to transmit a signal that will get the aliens' attention. Ditto suggests that you send out the signal for his name in binary code.

Z 01011010

X 01011000

Y 01011001

V 01010110

Your response was not correct. Check the data table and try again.

What is the letter D respresented with binary code?

A: 01000001 B: 01000010 C: 01000011 D: 01000100 E: 01000101 F: 01000110 G: 01000111 H: 01001000 I: 01001001 J: 01001010 K: 01001011 L:01001100 M:01001101 N: 01001110 O: 01001111 P: 01010000 Q: 01010001 R: 01010010 S: 01010010 T: 01010010 U: 01010101 V: 01010110 W: 01010111 X: 01011000 Y: 01011001 Z: 01011010

01000011

01000111

01000100

01010111

Binary Code Alphabet

A01000001

B 01000010

C 01000011

D 01000100

E 01000101

F 01000110

G 01000111

H 01001000

I 01001001

J 01001010

K 01001011

L 01001100

M 01001101

N 01001110

O 01000011

P 01001111

Q 01010001

R 01010010

S 01010010

T 01010010

U 01010101

V 01010110

W 01010111

X 01011000

Y 01011001

Z 01011010

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Yes! In binary code the letter D is 01000100.

The zeros and ones in the code for the letter D can be transmitted using pulses of a low amplitude wave for each 0 and pulses of a high amplitude wave for each 1.

A: 01000001 B: 01000010 C: 01000011 D: 01000100 E: 01000101 F: 01000110 G: 01000111 H: 01001000 I: 01001001 J: 01001010 K: 01001011 L:01001100 M:01001101 N: 01001110 O: 01001111 P: 01010000 Q: 01010001 R: 01010010 S: 01010010 T: 01010010 U: 01010101 V: 01010110 W: 01010111 X: 01011000 Y: 01011001 Z: 01011010

0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

Transmitted Wave

Click on a high amplitude part of the wave that respresents a 1.

Binary Code Alphabet

Use this data table to determine the binary code for each letter in Ditto's name.

Binary Code Alphabet

Program the radio transmitter to send the binary signal for the word "DITTO".

Click on the boxes to create the correct signal of Os and 1s for the binary code of the word "DITTO".

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A: 01000001 B: 01000010 C: 01000011 D: 01000100 E: 01000101 F: 01000110 G: 01000111 H: 01001000 I: 01001001 J: 01001010 K: 01001011 L:01001100 M:01001101 N: 01001110 O: 01001111 P: 01010000 Q: 01010001 R: 01010010 S: 01010010 T: 01010010 U: 01010101 V: 01010110 W: 01010111 X: 01011000 Y: 01011001 Z: 01011010

Radio Transmission Programming Box

Binary Code

Scroll over each letter to see it in binary code.

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Binary Code Alphabet

Binary Code Alphabet

Program the radio transmitter to send the binary signal for the word "DITTO".

Select each letter below the correct signal of Os and 1s for the binary code of the word "DITTO".

A: 01000001 B: 01000010 C: 01000011 D: 01000100 E: 01000101 F: 01000110 G: 01000111 H: 01001000 I: 01001001 J: 01001010 K: 01001011 L:01001100 M:01001101 N: 01001110 O: 01001111 P: 01010000 Q: 01010001 R: 01010010 S: 01010010 T: 01010010 U: 01010101 V: 01010110 W: 01010111 X: 01011000 Y: 01011001 Z: 01011010

Radio Transmission Programming Box

Binary Code

01000101

01001001

Select each letter to reveal the binary code.

01010100

01010100

SEND MESSAGE

01001110

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Use this data table to determine the binary code for each letter in Ditto's name.

Binary code is a coding system that uses the digits 0 and 1 to represent a letter, digit, or other character in a computer or other electronic device.

Binary Code Alphabet

You must program the radio transmitter to transmit a signal that will get the aliens' attention. Ditto suggests that you send out the signal for his name in binary code.

Binary Code Alphabet

Click on the boxes to create the correct signal of Os and 1s for the binary code of the word "DITTO".

Click on the boxes to match the binary code for each letter.

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Radio Transmission Programming Box

Binary Code

D in binary code is 01000100

A: 01000001 B: 01000010 C: 01000011 D: 01000100 E: 01000101 F: 01000110 G: 01000111 H: 01001000 I: 01001001 J: 01001010 K: 01001011 L:01001100 M:01001101 N: 01001110 O: 01001111 P: 01010000 Q: 01010001 R: 01010010 S: 01010010 T: 01010010 U: 01010101 V: 01010110 W: 01010111 X: 01011000 Y: 01011001 Z: 01011010

I in binary code is 01001001

T in binary code is 01010100

T in binary code is 01010100

O in binary code is 01001111

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Binary Code Alphabet

You have successfully transmitted the binary signal in the form of a radio wave.The radio tranmitters will keep sending out radio pulses in the pattern that you programmed.Hopefully Ditto's friends will recognize the signal and be able to use it to find him.

0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1

A: 01000001 B: 01000010 C: 01000011 D: 01000100 E: 01000101 F: 01000110 G: 01000111 H: 01001000 I: 01001001 J: 01001010 K: 01001011 L:01001100 M:01001101 N: 01001110 O: 01001111 P: 01010000 Q: 01010001 R: 01010010 S: 01010010 T: 01010010 U: 01010101 V: 01010110 W: 01010111 X: 01011000 Y: 01011001 Z: 01011010

Transmitted Signal

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Click on a part of the wave that respresents a 1.

Hours pass by and Ditto starts to worry that he might never get back to his friends.

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We have received a radio signal from an unidentified source! Could it be from Ditto's spaceship?

RADIO WAVE RECEIVER

Signal Received

Click on the incoming radio wave to decode the signal.

Click on the boxes to create the correct signal of Os and 1s for the binary code of the word "DITTO".

Radio Transmission Programming Box

Binary Code Alphabet

Decode the wave by clicking on the boxes. Type the message that appears above the wave into the box at the bottom of page.

Type the message here:

Received Radio Wave Signal

Decode the wave into 0s and 1s

Type the received message in the box below using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.

Use this data table to determine the binary code for each letter in Ditto's name.

You figured it out! My friends are coming for me! You saved me!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

A: 01000001 B: 01000010 C: 01000011 D: 01000100 E: 01000101 F: 01000110 G: 01000111 H: 01001000 I: 01001001 J: 01001010 K: 01001011 L:01001100 M:01001101 N: 01001110 O: 01001111 P: 01010000 Q: 01010001 R: 01010010 S: 01010010 T: 01010010 U: 01010101 V: 01010110 W: 01010111 X: 01011000 Y: 01011001 Z: 01011010

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COMING

Click to turn the Os into 1s below the spots where the wave amplitude is high.

Click on Ditto to continue.

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Type the message here:

Type the received message in the box below using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.

Received Radio Wave Signal

Decode the wave into 0s and 1s

Decode the wave by clicking on the boxes. Type the message that appears above the wave into the box at the bottom of page.

Click to turn the Os into 1s below the spots where the wave amplitude is high.

You figured it out! My friends are coming for me! You saved me!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

COMING

Click on Ditto to continue.

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Received Radio Wave Signal

Decode the wave into 0s and 1s

Decode the new wave by clicking on the boxes. Type the message that appears above the wave into the box at the bottom of page.

Type the received message in the box below using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.

Ditto says "THANKS" and has attached some pictures from his travels around Earth. It looks like he had a great time. He even got to see a rainbow!

THANKS

You figured it out! My friends are coming for me! You saved me!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

COMING

Click to turn the Os into 1s below the spots where the wave amplitude is high.

Click on Ditto to continue.

Received Radio Wave Signal

Decode the wave into 0s and 1s

Decode the new wave by clicking on the boxes. Type the message that appears above the wave into the box at the bottom of page.

Type the received message in the box below using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.

Decode the wave by clicking on the boxes. Type the message that appears above the wave into the box at the bottom of page.

Type the received message in the box below using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.

Received Radio Wave Signal

Decode the wave into 0s and 1s

Type the message here:

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Hours pass by and Ditto starts to worry that he might never get back to his friends.

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You did it! You used your understanding of electromagnetic waves to help Ditto return back to his ship. Thankfully, his friends only took him and did not decide to take you too!

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Begin

Oh look! We have received a signal!

RADIO WAVE RECEIVER

Signal Received

Click on the incoming radio wave to decode the signal.

Received Radio Wave Signal

Decode the wave into 0s and 1s

Decode the new wave by clicking on the boxes. Type the message that appears above the wave into the box at the bottom of page.

Type the received message in the box below using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.

Ditto says "THANKS" and has attached some pictures from his travels around Earth. It looks like he had a great time. He even got to see a rainbow!

THANKS

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Ditto says "THANKS" and has attached some pictures from his travels around Earth. It looks like he had a great time! He even got to see a rainbow!

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Click on the boxes to create the correct signal of Os and 1s for the binary code of the word "DITTO".

Radio Transmission Programming Box

Click here when you know the message.

Click on the boxes to show 0s where the wave amplitude is low and 1s where the wave amplitude is higher.

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I'm Ditto! I want to see you get safely home! Click me for help at anytime!

Click here to cautiously head to the the control room.

And shhh! Don't let the others know I'm helping you!

The aliens have locked you in their cargo bay. Click on the PhET screen to try to escape.

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The code word is required to access the map.

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Received Radio Wave Signal

Decode wave into 0s and 1s

Decode the new wave to show the corresponding binary code by clicking on the boxes. Type the message that appears above the wave into the box at the bottom of page.

Type the received message in the box below using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.

THANKS

Back

You're so close to gettting to the escape ship! Click on the screen!

Access to escape ship is password protected.

01000100

. Digital signals are transmitted as short pulses that represent different digits. Because these signals can contain only certain values, like 1s and 0s, they can easily be corrected to remove static. Satellite TV, satellite radio, WiFi, and cell phones all rely on digital signal transmission.

Ditto returns and you tell him that you have determined that electromagnetic waves could be used to communicate with his space ship. He tells you he thinks his ship can detect radar waves. But, how can we send a message using radar waves? Ditto tells you that like humans, they use binary code to communicate information. You can send wave pulses to spell out Ditto's name with the hopes that they decode it. The student programs the radio waves to send out the signal.

D 01000100

I 01001001

T 01010100

T 01010100

O 01001111

You figured it out! My friends are coming for me! You saved me!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

COMING

Click on Ditto to continue.

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