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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Violin

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about wave harmonics on a string by looking closely at the sound produced by a violin. Test string tension with harmonic number on violin strings in a simulated practice. Understand sound waves...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Stadium Wave

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A simulation that uses the classic sports stadium "wave" to learn about concepts important to wave motion and interference.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Formation of Standing Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
How are standing wave formations formed? Why are they only formed when the medium is vibrated at specific frequencies? What makes these so-called frequencies so special and magical? These questions are answered in this exploration of...
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physiclips

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Concepts of waves and sound are thoroughly presented in animation and film clips.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Constructive and Destructive Wave Interference

For Students 9th - 10th
A physics course web page that features a Java applet in which visitors can observe the waveform resulting from the interference of two waves. The amplitude and wavelength of the interfering waves can be altered and the outcome observed.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Light Wave

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Are there colors we don't see? This simulation addresses that question by exploring light as an electromagnetic wave. Learn how the electromagnetic wave relates its wavelength and frequency to the...
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
Physiclips thoroughly presents the concept of sound with animations and film clips. Learn about the properties of sound and the physics behind sound waves with this site.
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Website
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: More About Visualizing Electromagnetic Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the nature of an electromagnetic wave. Explains the oscillating electric field and represents it through clever graphics and animations.
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Handout
Other

Seafriends Marine Conservation and Education Centre: Oceanography: Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed article on the characteristics of waves and wave behavior. It discusses the influence waves have on the marine environment and the global climate, the physics of wave motion, the interactions between waves and wind, wave...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Sound Interference and Resonance: Standing Waves in Air Columns

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define antinode, node, fundamental, overtones, and harmonics; identify instances of sound interference in everyday situations; describe how sound interference occurring inside open and...
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Activity
Pennsylvania State University

Wave Animations: Longitudinal and Transverse Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
This physics tutorial features text and animations explaining the particle motion of a medium through which transverse, longitudinal, or surface waves move.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Stow Lake

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the patterns of wave interference in water in this simulation.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Oscillatory Motion and Waves: Energy in Waves: Intensity

For Students 11th - 12th
y the end of this section, you will be able to calculate the intensity and the power of rays of sunlight and waves.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Oscillatory Motion and Waves: Waves

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe various characteristics associated with a wave and differentiate between transverse and longitudinal waves.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Mechanical Waves and Wave Types

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] By watching video clips, doing interactives, and reading text, students discover how mechanical waves transfer energy and how the waves require a medium to propagate...
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Unit Plan
University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Oscillations

For Students 9th - 10th
Physiclips thoroughly presents wave and sound concepts about oscillations with animations and film clips.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Outer Space, the Silent Frontier: An Experiment on Sound Waves

For Students 3rd - 5th
In outer space there is utter silence. There are no sounds of traffic jams or thunderstorms or crashing waves. No buzzing bees or babies crying. Just silence. In this experiment, you will discover why empty space is void of sound.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Electromagnetic Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, compare characteristics and behaviors of transverse waves, including electromagnetic waves.
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Online Course
Yale University

Open Yale Courses: Fundamentals of Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
Intended for students with a strong math and science background, a course introducing physics concepts of Newtonian mechanics, special relativity, gravitation, thermodynamics, and waves. Twenty-four class sessions in video format are...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Electromagnetic Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text, interactive activities, practice problems, and virtual simulations, students explore the properties of electromagnetic waves.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Longitudinal Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students can use this module to find out what a longitudinal wave is and how it differs from a transverse wave.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text, interactive activities, and practice problems, students learn about the properties of waves, and how they transfer energy.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Physics Girl

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the physical world with this series that uses everyday experiments to demonstrate scientific ideas on this site.
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Reflecting Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to help students visualize the progress of a wave down a string and the way the wave pulse reflects from different boundaries.

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