Curated OER
Color, Light, and Excited Electrons
Investigate color, light and excited electrons and produce waves using slinkys. Your high schoolers will observe a continuous spectrum with a prism and an overhead projector. They observe flame tests to identify elements and they observe...
Curated OER
Wave Practice Problems
Physics scholars list the properties of waves and calculate the speed, wavelength, and frequency of waves. The worksheet is concise, but covers a variety of wave computational skills. The formatting is neat, but it does have small...
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Standing Waves
In this waves activity, students learn about standing waves and harmonics. Then students complete 11 matching, 15 fill in the blank, and 7 short answer questions.
Curated OER
Energy Motion in the Ocean
Students explore the wave energy that is generated and transferred in the ocean. Through the use video and the Internet, students explore the aspects of a wave and how its energy affects the ecology of the seashore.
Curated OER
What Is Me? Explore the Self through Names, Art and Symbols
Four lessons make up this unit on self. Learners research and discuss the significance of their given names and examine their perceptions of astrological signs and horoscopes. They explore objects in the paintings of Canadian artist...
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Electromagnetic Waves
In this electromagnetic waves worksheet, students review the different types of electromagnetic waves. Students also compare and contrast light and sound waves. This worksheet has 10 fill in the blank, 5 multiple choice, and 6 short...
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Waves
For this wave worksheet, students will review the characteristics of waves which includes the parts of a wave, how waves are measured, and how waves are created. This worksheet has 8 vocabulary used in a word puzzle, 5 true or false, and...
Curated OER
My Flag for the Future
Students study the logo or crest that represents their hometown and describe what it means. They create a new logo for the younger members of their hometown after looking at images of symbols from many other cities and towns.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigation of Pitch and Rate of Vibration
An inquiry lesson where students explore pitch and the rate of vibration. Students will look at how the rate of vibration which creates pitch is affected by the size of the object studied.
Curated OER
Education in Physics and Mathematics: Wave Parts
A physics site, it describes aspects of waves, like the sine wave The explaination is good and it illustrates the connection between mathematics and physics.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Waves: The Anatomy of a Wave
Students explore the characteristics of both transverse and longitudinal waves.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Physics Tutorial: Waves: The Speed of a Wave
With sample data, equations, and practice problems, students explore the concept of wave speed.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Wave Characteristics Review
Review the characteristics of periodic transverse and longitudinal waves such as wavelength, crest, trough, amplitude, expansion, and compression.
Other
Thumbnail History of the Banjo
Site that focuses on the development of the banjo instrument, but also traces its role in minstrel shows of the 1800s. Offers different viewpoint of this genre.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Wave Speed: Lesson 2
This lesson will show how to calculate wavelength and determine wave speed. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Wave Speed."
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Introduction to Light Waves
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an introduction to light waves. It discusses a wave's crest, trough, amplitude and how to measure a wave.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Astronomy: Electromagnetism and Charge
This site from Cornell University provides a very short, very telling comparison of matter and charge. This is a good site to check out on the subject, with a chart diagram to help with further information.
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.