Students investigate properties of mechanical waves using a "slinky" spring: wavelength, speed, reflection, standing waves, interference.
Good for grade levels 5 through 8
Required Equipment
Super Springy, Stopwatch, String, Masking Tape, Helical Spring
Acknowledgements: Thank you to Dwight "Buzz" Putnam for his assistance in developing this lab. Buzz is a 25 year veteran physics teacher at Whitesboro High School, New [...]
