CK-12 Foundation
Pan Flute
How can a pan flute sound one note while we hear a chord? The simulation explores sound waves, vibrations, and harmonics at the molecular level. Scholars control the pipe into which air is being blown, the length of the pipe, and which...
CK-12 Foundation
Oscillations Simulation
What makes a swing go back and forth like a pendulum rather than going all the way around? Scholars use the simulation to explore pendulums and how they work. They vary the weight, length of the rope, and even gravity in various trials.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Horizontal Oscillations With Damping Lab
This lab will allow students to investigate how the motion of a real object on a spring differs from the idealized version by introducing damping to the situation.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Visualizing a Wave as a Line of Oscillating Objects
This program gives students a visual representation of a wave as a line of masses that are oscillating out of step. Each oscillating mass will affect the oscillation of the wave next to it.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Guided Oscillation Lab
This lab is designed to have students calibrate an oscillating spring. They will develop a calibration equation to relate the frequency of oscillation to the mass on the spring. They will then test their equation by determining the mass...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Horizontal Oscillation Lab
This lab will allow students to investigate the factors that affect the amplitude, frequency, period and/or angular frequency of a frictionless hovercraft oscillating on a horizontal surface.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Oscillation Lab (Graph Is Below Simulation Window)
This lab will allow students to investigate the relationships that govern the frequency of oscillation for a mass on a spring.