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    Waves on a String
      
    
    
    
     
    
    
    
    
    
      
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          Title
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        Waves on a String | 
      
      
        
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            Description
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          20-30 min activity to practise calculations of wave speed and to show how tension and damping affect the speed of a wave. | 
        
      
      
        
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            Subject
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          Physics | 
        
      
      
        
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            Level
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          High School | 
        
      
      
        
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            Type
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          Homework, Lab | 
        
      
      
        
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            Duration
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          30 minutes | 
        
      
      
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          Answers Included
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        No | 
      
      
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          Language
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        English | 
      
      
        
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            Keywords
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          damping, speed, tension, time | 
        
      
      
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          Simulation(s)
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        Wave on a String (HTML5) | 
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
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          Author(s)
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        Charlotte Daniell | 
      
      
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          Contact Email
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        chd@rgsw.org.uk | 
      
      
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          School / Organization
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        RGS Worcester | 
      
      
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          Date submitted
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        11/4/16 | 
      
      
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          Date updated
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        11/4/16 |