Unit 9 - Waves and Vibrations
| Unifying
Concept "Waves propagate energy in a medium without propagating mass." |
Subunit 1:
Characteristic of Waves:
Waves and Vibrations
Activity
Vibration of a Pendulum Lab <Worksheet> Spring Pendulum Lab <Worksheet> Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse Video/Reference Pendulum and Oscillating Spring Lab Harmonic Motion Simulation Oscillation and Waves Lab Transverse Wave Fundamentals Lab Wave Amplitude, Wavelength, Phase Shift Lab Wave Frequency Simulation Wavelength, Frequency and Speed Lab Set of Wave Behavior Applets Simulations How a Pendulum Clock Works Reference
Subunit 2:
Applications of Waves and Vibration:
Waves and Vibrations
ActivityTransverse Wave Interference Lab Wave Machine Lab Reflection of a Pulse (Fixed and Free End) Lab Reflection of a Sine Wave (Fixed and Free End) Lab Wave Interference Lab Wave Interference II Simulation Superposition Principle Constructive Simulation Superposition Principle Destructive Simulation Standing Waves (Resonance of Sound in Tubes) Lab <Worksheets 1>
<Worksheet 2>Superposition Principle Problems Lab Beats II Simulation Beats II (interference of two waves) Lab Hear the Beats Simulation Sound Movie Interactive Sound Lab Lab <Worksheet> Shockwave: F-14 Jet Movie (mpg)