Instructional Video1:26
Visual Learning Systems

Waves: Transverse Waves

3rd - 8th
This video explores the characteristics of waves. It explains the speed of waves, how this value is calculated and the four basic interaction between waves. Other terminology includes: vibration, crest, trough, amplitude, wavelength,...
Instructional Video23:39
Wonderscape

Science Kids: Sound

K - 5th
This video is a lesson about sound and how it works. It covers topics such as the definition of sound, how sound is produced through vibrations, the different types of waves (transverse and longitudinal), the speed of sound in different...
Instructional Video2:26
Visual Learning Systems

The Nature of Waves: Types of Waves

3rd - 8th
Upon viewing the The Nature of Waves video series, students will be able to do the following: Define waves as traveling disturbances that carry energy through matter or space. Explain that waves do not actually move matter. Instead,...
Instructional Video3:54
Curated OER

Wave Properties

9th - 12th
Wave properties are fully explained in this easy to follow highly comprehensive video. Matt describes the differences and provides concrete examples of a pules, periodic wave, transverse wave, and longitudinal waves.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mechanical Waves and Sound: Introduction to Mechanical Waves

9th - 10th
This video lecture will introduce the concepts of transverse and longitudinal waves. [13:02]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Why S Waves Only Travel in Solids

9th - 10th
Sal Khan demonstrates why S-waves, or transverse waves, only travel in solids. [4:14]