Properties of Waves Looking for a lab that coordinates with this
page? Try the Period of a Pendulum Lab from The
Laboratory.Curriculum Corner Learning requires action. Give your
students this sense-making activity from The Curriculum
Corner.Treasures from TPF Need ideas? Need help? Explore The
Physics Front's treasure box of catalogued resources on Wave
Properties.PhET Simulation: Wave Interference This PhET
simulation provides a virtual environment for demonstrating a
wealth of wave properties and behaviors - including the period-
frequency relationship. Experiment with water waves, sound waves
and light waves. Frequency and Period of a Wave The nature of a
wave was discussed in Lesson 1 of this unit. In that lesson, it
was mentioned that a wave is created in a slinky by the periodic
and repeating vibration of the first coil of the slinky. This
vibration creates a disturbance that moves through the slinky
and transports energy from the first coil to the last coil. A
single back-and-forth vibration of the firs