This interactive activity adapted from the University of Utah's ASPIRE Lab provides an overview of the characteristics and properties of various types of waves, including light waves, sound waves, and water waves.

Detectable flashes of light are released as wintergreen-flavored candies are crushed in darkness.

This lab is designed to allow students to look at the factors affecting the location of different colors formed by diffraction grating.

This lab is designed to allow students to look at the relative proportions of different wavelengths of light that are emitted by stars at different temperatures.

This lab is designed to have students investigate the relationship between the speed of a wave, the frequency of the wave and the wavelength of the wave. Students can vary wave speed and frequency. Each of these should be varied while...

Website companion to PBS show, "Rough Science," in which five scientists use their collective expertise to complete a series of tasks. Follow the scientists as they do things like generate electricity, make soap, make antibacterial...