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Sound Waves Simulation

  • September 15, 2022
Resource Type: Game
Stem Field: Physics (light, sound, heat)
Collection: Signal Processing

Phet Simulation: Sound Waves

With this simulation student can learn how different sounds are modeled, described, and produced by designing ways to determine the speed, frequency, period and wavelength of a sound wave model.  Try this Phet Simulation: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/sound-waves

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