Crave The Wave
Welcome to Crave the Wave! In this event competitors must demonstrate knowledge and process skills needed to solve problems and answer questions regarding all types of waves and wave motion.
The information below should not be interpreted as an extension of the rules. You can find free online copies of the current rules for download on the 2023 Rules page of the Science Olympiad website. The official rules in the current Rules Manual take precedence.
Resources & Links
- 2023 Crave the Wave Class 1 - Introduction to Waves Video
- 2023 Crave the Wave Class 2 - Mechanical Sound Waves Video
- 2023 Crave the Wave Class 3 - Electromagnetic Light Waves Video
- 2023 Crave the Wave Class 4 - Doppler Effect & Spectroscopy Video
- 2023 Crave the Wave Class 5 - Colors, Refraction, & Diffraction Video
- 2023 Crave the Wave Class 6 - Sample Problems & Solutions Video
- 2023 Crave the Wave Class 6 - Sample Problems & Solutions PowerPoint (Updated 01/18/23 - fixes two minor errors in the content)
- 2023 Crave the Wave Homework Generator
- Crave the Wave Coaching Tips
- The Physics Classroom: Waves
- Introduction to waves
- Khan Academy - Introduction to Waves
- Khan Academy - Oscillations and mechanical waves
- Properties of waves
- oPhysics interactive simulations
- Williams waves demonstrations
- Light and Matter online physics textbook
- Waves Resources from MY SO
Science Olympiad Store Materials
Practice Problems & Tests
- Practice Test - 2023 Sierra Vista Invitational
- Practice Test - 2023 University of Michigan Invitational
- Practice Test - 2023 University of Chicago Invitational
- Practice Test - 2022 UT Austin Invitational
- Practice Test - 2022 Rickards Invitational
- Practice Test - 2022 Highlands Invitational
- Practice Test - 2022 BullSO Invitational
- Practice Test - 2022 National Invitational
- Practice Test - 2022 UChicago Invitational
- Practice Test - 2021 UT Austin Invitational
- Practice Test - 2021 Troy High School Invitational
- Practice Test - 2021 BirdSO Invitational
Event Supervisor Resources
In addition to the resources on the Event Supervisors page, Crave the Wave Event Supervisors should be sure to use the following resources:
- Science Olympiad Mathematics Guidelines for Physics Events - The Science Olympiad Physics Rules Committee has prepared these guidelines to help Event Supervisors target their questions to the mathematical ability that students bring to the events. This information may be useful to teams as they assign team members to Physics Events as well as they prepare for those events.
- Event Logistics Manual