WaveForge

WaveForge teaches wave physics as a **family of wave behaviors** — frequency/amplitude/wavelength, interference, resonance, Doppler, standing waves, and the visual/audio manifestations of each.

Level 1

Wave labs

Two hands-on surfaces — no microphone needed. Shape a wave and read its pitch and loudness, or tune a string until it sings.

Oscilloscope Lab ✨ new Pick a waveform, raise its pitch, make it louder — and watch the trace change on a real oscilloscope display. Then play “Match the Wave.” Resonance Tuner ✨ new See a standing wave with its nodes and antinodes, count the still points, and tune a string longer/shorter and tighter/looser to hit a target note.

Practice the concepts

16 kits from wave basics through sound, light, and the electromagnetic spectrum — a short round of questions with a hint whenever you get stuck. Your progress stays on this device.

Kit 1: Sound Basics & Vibration Sound & Acoustics · grades 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 2: Properties of Waves Wave Foundations · grades 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 3: Wave Behavior: Reflection & Refraction Wave Foundations · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 4: Sound & Music: Frequency & Pitch Sound & Acoustics · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 5: The Electromagnetic Spectrum Light & the EM Spectrum · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 6: Light Waves & Optics Light & the EM Spectrum · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 7: Wave Interference & Resonance Sound & Acoustics · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 8: Waves in Communication Technology Applied & Synthesis · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 9: Electromagnetic Waves & the Spectrum Light & the EM Spectrum · grades 6-8 · 25 questions Kit 10: Sound Waves & Acoustics Sound & Acoustics · grades 6-8 · 25 questions Kit 11: Wave Interactions & Interference Wave Foundations · grades 6-8 · 25 questions Kit 12: Waves in Technology & Communication Applied & Synthesis · grades 6-8 · 25 questions Kit 13: Cross-Topic Connections Applied & Synthesis · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 14: Real-World Applications Applied & Synthesis · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 15: Misconceptions & Reasoning Applied & Synthesis · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 16: Advanced Synthesis Applied & Synthesis · grades 7-8 · 25 questions
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