Curated OER
Wave Properties
In this wave properties activity, high schoolers will explore amplitude of waves, calculate wavelengths and frequency of waves in 11 fill in the blank and labeling questions.
Curated OER
Waves Velocity & Particle Velocity
In this physics learning exercise, students examine a single wave pulse which travels down a slinky. Then they sketch a single ring of the slinky as the wave goes by and determine whether the wave is constant or not.
Curated OER
MT-A141 PreCalculus: Worksheet 6.5/6.6
In this precalculus learning exercise, students investigate functions and determine which functions are sinusoids. They estimate the amplitude, phase shift, and period of each function. Students explore the sums of sine and cosine...
Curated OER
Wave Properties
Students identify how waves transfer energy without transferring matter. They contrast transverse and compressional waves and relate wave speed, wavelength, amplitude and frequency. Lesson includes PowerPoint presentation.
Curated OER
Functions
In this function worksheet, students solve 4 different types of equations related to functions. First, they determine a particular solution to the low pass and plot the input and output of the same axes and compare. Then, students...
Curated OER
MT-A141 PreCalculus: Worksheet 6.4
In this precalculus worksheet, students predict the graph of given functions and draw conclusions about each one. Students define a transformation, and determine the amplitude, period, phase shift and vertical shift of given problems. ...
Curated OER
Measuring the Speed of a Wave
Students create an experiment in which they measure the speed of a wave and record the data in a graph. They work in small groups to write the procedure for the experiment and share it with another group for cross checking of the...
Curated OER
The Wave of the Future
Twelfth graders discuss sine curves and enter equations into their graphing calculator then compare different graphs created on their calculators. They identify the period, amplitude and phase shift given the graph or the equation of a...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Measuring Your Threshold of Hearing
How your ears and your brain turn the sound waves out there in the world into the experience of music in your head, remains a mystery to many, but yet we all experience and even enjoy sounds and music. If you're interested in doing a...
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Harmonics and Fourier Series
The downloadable interactive java simulation displays the sum of harmonics through a Fourier series to yield a new wave.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Wave on a String
Explore the wonderful world of waves! Observe a string vibrate in slow motion. Wiggle the end of the string and make waves, or adjust the frequency and amplitude of an oscillator.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Resonance
An interactive simulation that teaches about resonance, harmonic motion, and oscillator by observing varying frequencies and amplitudes, damping constants, and the mass and spring constant to determine the effect on resonance. This...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Wave on a String
An interactive simulation that teaches about waves, frequency, and amplitude by observing the waves and vibrations of a string while changing variables like distance, speed, fixed or unfixed ends, and more. This simulation can either be...
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Canada Science and Technology Museum: Background Information for Sound
Sound! How does it work? All you need to know about it is found here through a series of Q&As. Educators will find useful lesson plans.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Wave on a String
Students can observe the properties of a wave with different variables. Students can experiment with the type of end, damping factor, and tension in the string. Possible teacher lesson plans are included at the bottom of the page.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Simple Harmonic Motion
In this unit, students will discover the period of time of one oscillation, the frequency of oscillation, the object displacement, its velocity, and its acceleration. They will also discover how to apply the principles of conservation of...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Waves and Wave Properties
Learners learn about the types of waves and how they change direction, as well as basic wave properties such as wavelength, frequency, amplitude and speed. During the presentation of lecture information on wave characteristics and...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Graphs of Trigonometric Functions
Hotmath provides 20 practice problems on graphs of trigonometric functions. Each of the practice problems include a step-by-step guide for solving their graphs.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Into the Swing of Things
Young scholars learn the basic properties of periodic and harmonic motion, and how the rearrangement of the simple pendulum equation can be used to solve for gravitational acceleration, pendulum length, and gravity. At lesson end,...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Properties of Waves
In this direct instruction lesson plan, students draw sketches in their science notebooks in order to make sense of wave properties. Resources include a slideshow presentation on the properties of waves and multiple examples of student...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Kid Musician: Mexico's Guitar Town
Visit with Andres during fiesta time at Paracho Michoacan, Mexico's "guitar town". As Andres shows in this video segment from ZOOM, guitar music goes beyond simple sound vibrations. [2:55]
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Graphs of the Trigonometric Functions
The tutorial investigates period and frequency by examining the shapes of the sine and cosine functions. The resource consists of definitions, animations, interactive graphs, and examples. Practice problems with solutions are included.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Wave Frequency and Amplitude
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore frequency and amplitude in terms of wave characteristics, and learn how the frequency and period of a wave are related.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Mass on a Spring
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students solve problems dealing with simple harmonic motion using a mass on a string.