Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Interference
An indexing page for a physics department site about the wave properties of light that lead to interference.
University of New South Wales (Australia)
University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Interference
Physiclips thoroughly presents interference of waves with animations and film clips.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Wave Interference
Make waves with a dripping faucet, audio speaker, or laser. Add a second source or a pair of slits to create an interference pattern.
Other
University of Tennessee Knoxville: Diffraction and Interference
Explains what diffraction and interference are, and what kinds of patterns are produced when light waves pass through a single slit, a double slit, or a diffraction grating. Includes three problems for students to try, with solutions...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: On the Fringe
This activity will have students exploring interference patterns by observing air trapped between two pieces of clear plastic.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Soap Film on a Can
Investigate the properties of light by exploring the color effects produced when light is shone on soap film.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Soap Bubble Shapes
Using straws and soap, you can create geometric shapes to make a colorful art display when light shines through them.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Soap Film Interference Model
In this experiment, students construct models of larger red and smaller blue waves on index cards, and use them to investigate how light behaves when it is reflected off the front and the back of soap film.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Soap Film Painting
Investigate the constructive and destructive interference of waves as they reflect off the front and back surfaces of soap film. See what colorful effects can be created on a large, vertical soap film surface where gravity comes into play.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Thin Films
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students learn about constructive and destructive interference created by thin films, and solve problems that involve thin films.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Two Point Source Interference
This lesson from the Glenbrook South High School discusses two-point source interference. It gives detail on the difference between constructive and destructive interference, what a two-point source interference is and what happens when...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Wave Interference
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What wave interference is, constructive and destructive interference and how standing waves occur.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Waves: Behavior of Waves: Interference of Waves
Students discover wave interference, the phenomenon that occurs when two waves meet while traveling along the same medium.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Light Waves and Color: Thin Film Interference
Students investigate an example of interference that provides further evidence in support of the wavelike behavior of light.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Light Waves/color: Two Point Source Interference Pattern
Students investigate the underlying causes of two-point source interference pattern. They also discover that the spatial separation between the antinodal and nodal lines in the pattern is related to the wavelength of the waves.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Light Waves/ Color: Other Two Point Source Interference
Where can we experience the phenomenon that light taking two paths from two locations to the same point in space can undergo constructive and destructive interference? There are several answers to these questions and they will be...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 2 Point Source Interference Patterns
The interference of two sets of circular waves with the same frequency and the same amplitude results in a standing wave pattern. These standing wave patterns are known as two-point source interference patterns since they result from the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Single Slit Interference
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains what causes single slit interference of light and how to find the wavelength of a single slit interference pattern using a formula.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Double Slit Interference
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains the terms diffraction, interference, and interference patterns. Describes the double slit experiment and how to determine the wavelength of a double slit...
Science is Fun
Science Is Fun: Floating Soap Bubbles
In this experiment you learn how to generate carbon dioxide inside a container, and float soap bubbles above the gas. Once the bubbles are suspended, it is possible to observe them closely, which is normally very difficult to do....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Wave Interference Review
Review the key terms and skills related to wave interference, including how to predict wave interference patterns.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Diffraction and Constructive and Destructive Interference
Article goes into detail about what exactly is interference.
Boston University
Bu: Optics Demonstrations: Interference
Several short descriptions and graphics of demonstrations which illustrate principles of interference. Suitable as a supplement for a teacher lesson plan or as an idea-generator for a student project.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Wave Interference: Lesson 2
This lesson will discuss the differences in constructive and destructive wave interference. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Wave Interference."