A simple harmonic motion lab framed as an engineering design project where students are responsible for the procedure to accomplish a task
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A guided investigation lab on wave properties using the Wave on a String simulation from PhET
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Using thermal putty to locate the antinodes of a standing waves in a microwave to confirm the speed of light
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Walk around activity with questions about period/frequency, types of waves, and using the wave speed equation
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Printable transparencies to overlay and demonstration total wave destruction in longitudinal waves
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Measuring the speed of sound with a crude time delay experience
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Using "domino waves" as a visible model to help explain how the medium affects the speed of sound
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Tutorial on how to build an "ear switcher" that uses speed of sound to trick the brain
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Investigating the mathematical model relating the frequency of a glass instrument to the amount of water inside the glass
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Series of labs investigating the mathematical models for refraction due to a medium change and diffraction in double slit experiment.
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Using a green laser to ignite a match
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Hands-on investigation with wave transparencies to test the mathematical model of the double slit experiment
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Using polarized filters to create a "Pirate Effect" for someone wearing 3D glasses
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Tutorial on how to create a "magic screen" that only reveals the image through a polarized filter.
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