Grade 10 Pre-IB Students Explore the Science of Radio Waves
The students recently launched into an exciting hands-on project that dives into the hidden world of radio waves. As part of their transition into the IB programme, students are learning to explore scientific concepts not just from a textbook, but through real-world applications.
The Radio Project challenges students to build their own functional radios entirely from scratch. While radio signals are constantly zipping through the air around us as electromagnetic waves, they’re invisible and silent to the human senses. This project brings those signals to life, teaching students how to capture and convert them into sound.
Equipped with resistors, capacitors, coils, diodes, and antennas, the students have been busy constructing their radios in the classroom.
The project is structured around inquiry-based learning, encouraging students to ask questions, test their ideas, and find solutions independently or in small groups. This method mirrors the investigative and analytical approach that is central to the IB Physics curriculum.
