Investigating Waves A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines.


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Title Investigating Waves
Description This lesson uses PocketLab Notebook software to deliver lessons to students with the simulation embedded. Students will investigate the suitability of equipment to measure the speed, frequency and wavelength of a wave in a solid and a fluid
Subject Physics
Level High School
Type Guided Activity, Lab, Remote Learning
Duration 60 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords core practical, frequency, gcse, notebook, pocketlab, speed, wavelength, waves
Simulation(s) Wave on a String (HTML5), Wave on a String, Waves Intro (HTML5)


Author(s) PocketLab
School / Organization PocketLab
Date submitted 4/14/22
Date updated 4/14/22