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Wave Investigation



Title Wave Investigation
Description Students explore ways to describe waves using the terms frequency, amplitude, and wavelength. Students design short experiments to find the effect of frequency, and amplitude on wavelength. Students use the terms frequency, amplitude, and wavelength to describe a time they have experienced waves in real life.
Subject Physics
Level Middle School
Type Lab
Duration 60 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords amplitude, exploring, frequency, wavelength, waves
Simulation(s) Wave on a String (HTML5), Wave on a String

Author(s) Chuck Faber
Contact Email faberc@mdusd.org
School / Organization Pine Hollow Middle School
Date submitted 2/21/16
Date updated 2/21/16
English
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