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Light, Sound and Waves Supporting Physics Teaching

Period and frequency

To find the frequency you simply count the number of vibrations each second. An alternative way to do the counting is to find...

Physics Narrative 11-14

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Light, Sound and Waves Supporting Physics Teaching

The electromagnetic spectrum

What is light? This question might well be posed by an interested pupil. The approach taken in this topic starts on familiar...

Physics Narrative 11-14

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