Summary of Digital Lab: Thermal Energy & Waves
Summary of Digital Lab: Thermal Energy & Waves
Summary
The goal of the Thermal Energy & Waves virtual lab is to allow students the opportunity to explore the influence of several variables on the behavior of a mechanical wave. Students conduct investigations to learn how changing the frequency, wavelength, amplitude, thermal energy, or medium effects the wave speed.
Driving Questions
- Determine how the temperature in the drum influences the wave speed.
- Determine how the temperature in the drum influences the pitch of the sound produced.
- Determine how the temperature in the drum influences the loudness of the sound produced.
NGSS Standards