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Stat Trek: Two Way Tables

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
This website provides students instruction on how to construct and interpret two-way tables.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Quick Circular Motion Calculations Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
This challenge is designed to help students move back and forth from different circular motion ideas. These ideas include frequency, rpm, period, angular speed, linear speed, total distance and total radians.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Read the Oscilloscope Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice reading an oscilloscope. Students must achieve a score or 10 or more. At the end students should be able to get frequency, period, voltage and peak to peak voltage.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Beats Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to help students visualize the formation of beats and the relationship between the number of beats per second and the beat frequency heard by the observer.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Wavelength Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to have students investigate the relationship between the speed of a wave, the frequency of the wave and the wavelength of the wave. Students can vary wave speed and frequency. Each of these should be varied while...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Horizontal Oscillation Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab will allow students to investigate the factors that affect the amplitude, frequency, period and/or angular frequency of a frictionless hovercraft oscillating on a horizontal surface.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Oscillation Lab (Graph Is Below Simulation Window)

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab will allow students to investigate the relationships that govern the frequency of oscillation for a mass on a spring.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Properties of Periodic Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
In Physics, a motion that is regular and repeating is referred to as a periodic motion. Most objects that vibrate do so in a regular and repeated fashion; their vibrations are periodic. Learn more here about periodic motion and take the...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Physics Tutorial: Waves: The Wave Equation

For Students 9th - 10th
This physics tutorial attempts to explain the wave equation in a three-part example problem.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Mains Electricity and Alternating Current Aqa

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Mains Electricity and Alternating Current. Electrical supplies can be direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC). The UK mains electricity supply is about 230V at 50 Hz. It explains the difference between AC...
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Other

National Physical Laboratory: The History of Length Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides historic information on length measurement in the United Kingdom. Click on the topics on the left toolbar of the article to find out more information.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
The physics tutorial illustrates and explains the distinction between transverse and longitudinal waves. Related links provided.
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Handout
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Oscillatory Motion and Waves: Glossary

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a glossary of terms and definitions used in Chapter 16: Oscillatory Motion and Waves from the AP Physics online text.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Period and Frequency in Oscillations

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to relate recurring mechanical vibrations to the frequency and period of harmonic motion and to compute the frequency and period of an oscillation.
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Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Seismic Reflection

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete lesson on seismic reflection. A video, slide presentation, and practice with solutions are included.
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eBook
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Measuring Time and Frequency

For Students 9th - 10th
The voltage in AC circuits oscillates at a rate known as the frequency. With an oscilloscope, see and measure the length of time between signals, and calculate the frequency of an AC signal.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Physics Tutorial: Waves: The Speed of a Wave

For Students 9th - 10th
With sample data, equations, and practice problems, students explore the concept of wave speed.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Amplitude, Period, and Frequency

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Combine calculations for amplitude and period on a sine or cosine graph.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Electromagnetic Spectrum

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn what an electromagnetic wave is, gain a feel for the main parts of the spectrum, and work on problems involving basic properties of electromagnetic...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Period and Frequency

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Relating period and frequency for a sine or cosine graph with examples, practice problems, and vocabulary.
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Other

Npc: Dictionary of Noise Control

For Students 9th - 10th
A large dictionary of words and terms related to noise control and pollution. A good starting place and/or excellent reference site.
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Other

Noise Pollution Clearinghouse: Aviation Noise Effects

For Students 9th - 10th
Very comprehensive, easily indexed site on the technical, ecological, and physiological effects of aviation noise.
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Other

Noise Pollution Clearinghouse: Protective Noise Levels

For Students 9th - 10th
Condensed and less technical document by the Environmental Protection Agency covering noise pollution in the United States.
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BBC

Bbc: Representing Data

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This BBC Math Bite tutorial for line graphs, pictograms, and frequency polygons features an exam in which students draw and interpret statistical diagrams.