Ever wonder what really goes on inside a clarinet? Show your young scientists the physics of open-end air columns through an easy-to-use interactive. Learners examine the features of standing waves and calculate frequency and length in a variety of scenarios to become music experts after using the engaging installment of a larger playlist covering sounds and waves.

Concepts

instruments, properties of waves, sound waves, wave crests, wavelength, sound vibrations, vibration, frequency, sound

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the interactive as a follow up to the Strings Interactive from The Physics Classroom
• What, exactly, is an open-end air column? Show some examples
  

Classroom Considerations

• Make sure students are proficient in identifying features of standing waves 
  

Pros

• The Help Me! button is perfect for pupils that need a hand but are reluctant to ask
• Printable questions are great for quick quizzes or exit passes
  

Cons

• None