Physics
Wave Speed Formula Triangle
Direct TEKS: Physics.8(C)
Supplemental TEKS: 8.8(A) · IPC.6(E)
Helps students calculate wave speed, frequency, and wavelength and understand mathematical relationships among wave properties.
Curriculum connections
Direct connections address a component of a standard, not the entire expectation. Supplemental connections support instruction or extend a lesson. Summaries are paraphrased from current official TEA standards.
Middle school
8th Grade Science
Compare amplitude, frequency and wavelength in transverse waves, including the electromagnetic spectrum.
Extend frequency and wavelength comparisons with wave-speed calculations; the formula is not explicitly required.
High school
Physics
Investigate wave velocity, frequency, amplitude and wavelength; calculate wave-speed relationships.
Calculate wave speed, frequency and wavelength alongside wave investigations; amplitude needs additional instruction.
Integrated Physics & Chemistry
Investigate energy or information transfer through different materials by different wave types.
Use wave-speed calculations as an extension alongside investigations of transfer through materials.