Wave Resonance

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1 - Simple Harmonic Motion

  • I can describe simple harmonic motion using period and frequency
  • I can calculate period, frequency, and angular frequency
  • I can describe the direction and calculate the magnitude of force for an oscillating spring system
  • I can describe the properties of a spring or pendulum system that impact period
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​A simple harmonic motion lab framed as an engineering design project where students are responsible for the procedure to accomplish a task

2 - Graphing SHM

  • I can graph displacement, velocity, and acceleration vs time for simple harmonic motion
  • I can graph kinetic and potential energy vs time for SHM
  • I can graph acceleration and velocity vs displacement for simple harmonic motion
  • I can describe the phenomenon of resonance
  • I can describe the effect of damping and recognize scenarios where an oscillation is underdamped, overdamped, or critically damped
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3 - Wave Properties

  • I can describe how waves carry energy through a medium
  • I can compare the properties of transverse and longitudinal waves
  • I can read a wave’s amplitude, wavelength, period, and frequency from a graph
  • I can describe the number of complete wavelengths represented in a picture
  • I can use the wave speed equation to mathematically relate speed, wavelength, and frequency
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​​A guided investigation lab on wave properties using the Wave on a String simulation from PhET
​Walk around activity with questions about period/frequency, types of waves, and using the wave speed equation

4 - Sound

  • I can relate the pitch of a sound to the frequency of the sound wave
  • I can describe why sound travels at different speeds in different media
  • I can calculate how far a distant object is by timing an echo
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​Printable transparencies to overlay and demonstration total wave destruction in longitudinal waves
​Measuring the speed of sound with a crude time delay experience
​Using "domino waves" as a visible model to help explain how the medium affects the speed of sound ​
​Tutorial on how to build an "ear switcher" that uses speed of sound to trick the brain

5 - Instruments

  • I can identify and label the node and antinodes on a standing wave diagram
  • I can describe the end conditions and nodes/antinodes for open/closed pipes and strings
  • I can relate length and wavelength for open/closed pipes and vibrating strings 
  • I can calculate the length of a pipe/string required to resonate a specific frequency
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​Investigating the mathematical model relating the frequency of a glass instrument to the amount of water inside the glass
Using sound waves to trap/levitate objects and visualize standing waves