Waves and Tsunami Project

K M. Frashure; R F. Chen; R A. Stephen; T Bolmer; M Lavin; D Strohschneider; R Maichle; N Micozzi; C Cramer

Science Scope Vol. 30, No. 7 (March 2007) pp. 16–21

Demonstrating wave processes quantitatively in the classroom using standard classroom tools (such as Slinkys and wave tanks) can be difficult. For example, waves often travel too fast for students to actually measure amplitude or wavelength. Also,...