Wave Combinator

Learn about waves and how they interact! Made with our partners at Wisconsin DPI and Wisconsin Virtual Schools.

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At a Glance

  • Grades: 5-8
  • Playtime: 10-20 minutes
  • Play from a web browser—no logins or downloads required
  • Free to play

About the Game

This game introduces kids to the science of sound waves! Join the kids of the Yard as they discover a mystery Wave Combinator and figure out how it works. Players take on simple challenges, adjust wavelength, amplitude, and offset, and learn how waves interact with each other.


Topics Addressed

  • Wave Properties,
  • Developing and Using Models,
  • Amplitude, Offset, Wavelength, Frequency,

Next Gen Science Standards (NGSS)

  • MS-PS4-1,
  • MS-PS4-2,
  • PS4.A,

Game Types

  • single player

About the Yard Games

Wave Combinator is part of the Yard Games, our collection of middle school science games. Designed as playful introductions to complex topics, the games are online and free to play.

Partners

We created the Yard Games with our amazing partners at Wisconsin DPI and Wisconsin Virtual Schools. Our team relied on the expertise of teacher fellows from across Wisconsin to help conceive, design, and test the games.