Classroom Idea Sheet

Wave Mobile

Use this simple-to-make rotational wave demonstrator to observe potential and kinetic energy transfer along a wave from one end to the other.

Standards alignment

Common Standards — cross-referenced to the Common Core State Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards and the California Content Standards.
StandardFrameworkGradeSubjectDomain
NGSS: Physical Science, Energy Transfer & Conservation, Waves and Their Properties; Engineering, Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems

About this sheet

Grades covered

Kindergarten – Grade 12

Curriculum topics

Energy, Engineering, Wave Properties

Sheet number

587