Investigating Light
 Page 5: Ripple Tanks

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Michelle and Jasmine use the wave generator to make waves in a ripple tank.

Zain Shakel is using a piece of equipment called a ripple tank. He is putting a stick into the water so he can create ripples. He is doing this so he can model light waves.

 

Sukhita and Zain using the ripple tank.

Sukhita is using a ripple tank to investigate waves. Behind me is his friend Justin. He was smiling. Sukhita was dropping water into the tank.

 
Han, Logan and Aaron use drops of water to model how light spreads out from a point source.

 
 

 
More pictures of students using the ripple tanks to investigate a wave model for light

 

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