Summary of Digital Lab: Waves on a String

Summary of Digital Lab: Waves in a Drum

Summary

The goal of the Waves on a String virtual labs is to allow students to investigate how sound waves can change. Students conduct investigations to understand the relationship between string thickness, length, and tension.

Driving Questions

    Waves on a String: Introduction
  • Determine how the length of the string impacts the wave speed.
  • Determine how the tension of the string impacts the wave frequency.
  • Determine how the strength of the strum impacts the loudness of the sound.
  • Waves on a String: Advanced
  • Determine how the wave speed changes.
  • Determine how the wave frequency changes.
  • Determine how the loudness changes.

NGSS Standards

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