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...
Curated OER
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
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...
USA Today
Usa Today Weather: Understanding Storms and Fronts
Discusses air pressure, fronts, and storm formation. Links on page to well-illustrated and animated additional information.
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.
Other
Southern Kings Consolidated School: Valleys
Beautiful images with a description of what a valley is and how it is formed.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Wind Waves
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How winds form ocean waves.
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.
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.
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.