Wave Interference & Diffraction Interactive Simulation | Physics II | Grades 9–12

Wave Interference & Diffraction Interactive Simulation is an interactive simulation activity for Physics II (grades 9–12) on Wave Interference & Diffraction.

Pairs with: Wave Interference & Diffraction Slide Show Presentation; Wave Interference & Diffraction Guided Notes; Wave Interference & Diffraction Lesson Quiz; Wave Interference & Diffraction Unit Test.

Sections: Interactive Simulation - Wave Interference & Diffraction; Instructions; Driving Question; Objective; Background; Materials; Simulation Protocol; Data Collection. Sample item: “Can one short relation, Delta-y = lambda L / d, predict the fringe spacing of two laser colors, two slit separations and two screen distances before you measure them?”

What's inside: Interactive Simulation (editable .docx + PDF, about 1,205 words, 6 pages); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: NGSS High School Physical Science (HS-PS) disciplinary core ideas and the science practices of analyzing data and constructing explanations.

Resource type: Interactive Simulation. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Students work through the simulation to model the chapter concepts hands-on. Built for Physics II, grades 9–12.

Format note: These files are delivered in Microsoft Office formats (Word and/or PowerPoint). If you open a worksheet that includes tables in Apple Pages or another non-Microsoft app, table formatting may not display correctly. For best results, use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint (or upload the file to Google Docs). If you run into any formatting issues, contact us and we can send a PDF version.