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Unit Plan
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Quantum Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
Several pages with an interesting discussion of the visible light spectrum and atomic absorption and emission line spectrum. Features excellent graphics, thorough and understandable discussion, and many interactive Java applets.
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Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Special Waves From Black Holes Discovered

For Students 2nd - 5th
Learn about the discovery of gravitational waves made from two black holes colliding over a billion years ago!
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Sound Is a Pressure Wave

For Students 9th - 10th
This physics tutorial invites users to discover how sound is a pressure wave. Be sure to view the animation.
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Wavelike Behaviors of Light

For Students 9th - 10th
How light waves demonstrate their wave nature by reflection, refraction, and diffraction.
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Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves and Color

For Students 9th - 10th
The behavior of light waves is introduced and discussed. Also, polarization, color, diffraction, and interference are introduced and discussed thoroughly as supporting evidence of the wave nature of light.
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Wave Particle Duality

For Students 9th - 10th
The dualistic nature of light is discussed. The photoelectric effect and the Davisson-Germer experiment are contrasted as empirical evidence supporting each of the two views - particle and wave - of the nature of light. The photoelectric...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Waves and Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will understand and predict wave phenomena, and investigate the energy contained in waves. They will gain a deeper understanding of waves and wave interference that will enable characterization and engineering of matter from the...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Oscillatory Motion and Waves: Summary

For Students 11th - 12th
This page provides a summary for each section of Chapter 16: Oscillatory Motion and Waves from the AP Physics online text.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Oscillatory Motion and Waves: Problems and Exercises

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a list of problems and exercises to solve based on the content of Chapter 16: Oscillatory Motion and Waves from the AP Physics online text.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Oscillatory Motion and Waves: Conceptual Questions

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a list of 18 questions covering the major concepts in Chapter 16: Oscillatory Motion and Waves from the AP Physics online text.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Waves and Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module, students investigate the properties and behavior of different types of waves.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Physics/light

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a large collection of simple science class activities for understanding the physics of light.
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Activity
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Harmonics and Fourier Series

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The downloadable interactive java simulation displays the sum of harmonics through a Fourier series to yield a new wave.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Wave Properties From Graph 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Determine the wavelength and amplitude of a wave based on the vertical position vs. horizontal position graph.
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Unit Plan
University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Standing Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand how standing waves occur in this learning module that includes animations and videos.
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Unit Plan
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Physics: Light I: Particle or Wave

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on light. Discussion includes historical development of particle versus wave theories and the scientific studies leading to the understanding of light waves today. Site also includes an interactive practice...
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Website
University of Washington

University of Washington: Physics of Tsunamis

For Students 9th - 10th
The civil engineering department presents the physics of a tsunami. The topics addressed: what does "tsunami" mean; how do tsunamis differ from other water waves; how do earthquakes generate tsunamis; how do landslides, volcanic...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Pan Flute

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A simulation to learn about wave harmonics in a column of air by looking closely at the sound produced by a pan flute.
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Primary
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Erwin Schrodinger Nobel Lecture: Idea of Wave Mechanics

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can download and read Erwin Schrodinger's Nobel Lecture entitled "The fundamental idea of wave mechanics" which is available in PDF format.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Wave Frequency and Amplitude

For Students 6th - 9th
[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.
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Physics Ii: Electricity and Magnetism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level physics course highlighting electricity and magnetism. This course is divided into several modules including electric fields, magnetic fields, electromagnetic forces, conductors and dielectrics, electromagnetic waves, and...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Don't You Fret! Standing Waves on a Guitar

For Students 9th - 10th
In this project, you will investigate the physics of standing waves on guitar strings. You will learn about the different modes (i.e., patterns) of vibration that can be produced on a string, and you will figure out how to produce the...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Wave Speed Calculations

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate and analyze characteristics of waves, including velocity, and calculate the relationship between wave speed, frequency, and wavelength.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Wave Properties

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate behaviors of waves, including interference, reflection, refraction, and diffraction.

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