Khan Academy: Standing Waves on Strings

Here's a short video that hits all the high notes! Young scientists observe as amazing patterns appear in sand during a short demonstration. In addition to art and music, the resource explains standing waves, nodes, and how a 3-D model...

Review key terms and skills related to standing waves including how to find standing wave harmonics.

Learn how sound is made with standing waves in open tubes. [14:19]

A video exploring standing waves. [14:18]

This video illustrates and explains how seismic waves function. These waves are broken down into two types: surface and body. Take a look into why waves help understand the structure of Earth. [8:38]

This video lecture will introduce the concepts of transverse and longitudinal waves. [13:02]

Learn about the coupling of an electric field with a magnetic field to create electromagnetic waves in this video. Video also discusses how different types of electromagnetic waves have different wavelengths which forms the...

A reference page that includes content and an animation to explain standing waves, nodes, and harmonics.

The sound waves of thunder are made when lightning very quickly heats the air surrounding it, expanding faster than the speed of sound. Learners explore waves through their own movement of string or set waves to constantly oscillate....

Find out why you can make music by blowing into empty bottles. [9:57]