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This is a four-page student guide developed for use with the PhET "Wave on a String" simulation. Written by a high school teacher, the activity provides a roadmap for secondary physical science students to learn about wave properties in an interactive environment. Students explore how amplitude, frequency, and wavelength affect the movement and speed of a wave.
The wave simulation, which must be open and displayed to complete this activity, is available from PhET at: Wave on a String. This lesson is part of PhET (Physics Education Technology Project), a large collection of free interactive simulations for science education.
AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)2. The Nature of Mathematics
2A. Patterns and Relationships
4. The Physical Setting
4F. Motion
9. The Mathematical World
9B. Symbolic Relationships
11. Common Themes
11B. Models
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics AlignmentsStandards for Mathematical Practice (K-12)
MP.4 Model with mathematics.
Expressions and Equations (6-8)
Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities. (6)
Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between
dependent and independent variables. (6)
Functions (8)
Use functions to model relationships between quantities. (8)
High School — Algebra (9-12)
Creating Equations? (9-12)
High School — Functions (9-12)
Interpreting Functions (9-12)
Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models? (9-12)
Trigonometric Functions (9-12)
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