About Waves Intro
Make waves with a dripping faucet, audio speaker, or laser! Adjust frequency and amplitude, and observe the effects. Hear the sound produced by the speaker, and discover what determines the color of light.
How to play Waves Intro
Everything is hands-on: drag, click and experiment — the simulation reacts instantly. Make waves with a dripping faucet, audio speaker, or laser!
Questions & answers
- What is Waves Intro?
- Waves Intro is a free interactive simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations (University of Colorado Boulder) that you can play right in your browser on crumble.lol — no downloads and no sign-up. Make waves with a dripping faucet, audio speaker, or laser! Adjust frequency and amplitude, and observe the effects.
- What can kids learn from Waves Intro?
- It helps kids explore: make waves with water, sound, and light and see how they are related. discuss wave properties using common vocabulary. explain how changing the frequency and amplitude affects the characteristics of the wave. design an experiment to measure the speed of the wave.
- What age is Waves Intro good for?
- It is designed for elementary school (roughly ages 5–10) up to middle school (roughly ages 10–14), and curious kids outside that range can absolutely enjoy poking around it too.
- Is Waves Intro free to play?
- Yes — Waves Intro is completely free on crumble.lol and runs fully in your browser on computers and tablets.