ClassFlow
Class Flow: Oceans in Motion
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is about the movement of oceans. It contains information about waves, tides, and currents. The flipchart contains video and Activote assessment questions.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Sound Review
[Free Registration/Login Required] How does sound travel and what parts of the ear detect sound best? Using multiple websites, students discover animals that make the loudest sounds, which tapped glass will create the highest pitch, what...
Synopsys
Synopsys: A Gentle Intro to Optical Design: Why Is the Sky Blue?
Discusses Rayleigh scattering in plain language and attributes the blueness of the skies to this phenomenon. Discussion of scattering is just one topic of many on this lengthy page of optical topics.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Electromagnetic Spectrum
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this Flipchart, students are introduced to the electromagnetic spectrum. Students will learn the names of the types of waves, and the order in which they are arranged. Additionally, students will...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Snacks
Exploratorium's snacks aren't edible, but they are good! Use your science skills to discover gravity, learn about biology, do fun experiments.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Physical Significance of the Wave Function
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site discusses the wave function in relation to orbitals and continual waves.
Other
Confederation of Oregon School Administrators: Waves and Their Applications
Every second billions of waves-sound waves, radio waves, light waves-pass through or bounce off our bodies. Over time people have developed technologies that make use of these natural phenomena to accomplish their goals such as creating...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Basic Science of Waves
Kids learn about waves in the science of physics including types such as mechanical, electromagnetic, transverse, and longitudinal. Facts and examples are included.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Ocean Waves and Currents
Kids learn about ocean waves and currents including what causes them, how they impact the global climate, winds, and fun facts on this site.
Organization for Community Networks
Columbia Education Center: Understanding Waves
This site is provided for by the Columbia Education Center. Activities that will help to understand the nature of waves and their propagation. Some of the activities apply to waves other than water waves.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science: Ocean Wind and Waves
A brief introduction to how ocean waves form. Includes a suggestion for a simple lab activity to further understanding.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Doppler Summary: Christian Andreas Doppler
This site is more than a dry listing of facts, dates, and birthplaces, as it describes stories from Doppler's boyhood and professional life that reveal the personality behind the man.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Tsunamis
Learn the causes of tsunamis, what happens during one, where they appear, and survival tips.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Properties of Waves
Kids learn about the properties waves in the science of physics including amplitude, wavelength, frequency, period, and speed.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Seismic Waves Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about types of seismic waves. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
Museum of Science
The Atoms Family
Let this classic family of monsters guide you as you learn about energy. Interactive exercises, experiments, and demonstrations help to build knowledge and raise questions.
California State University
Electronic Homework: Wavelength, Frequency and Energy
Users solve computational problems concerning the wavelength, frequency, and energy relationships. Fill in the missing values and submit your answers to be corrected.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Modeling Earthquake Waves
Students model earthquake waves with a slinky toy.
Curated OER
Doc Ball
This is a website complete with audio links and images about the history of the sport of surfing and the development of the surfboard.